diff --git a/docs/dev_environment.md b/docs/dev_environment.md
--- a/docs/dev_environment.md
+++ b/docs/dev_environment.md
@@ -556,14 +556,15 @@
 
 ```
 cd server
-vim secrets/olm_config.json
+yarn script dist/scripts/generate-olm-config.json
 ```
 
 The Olm config file should look like this:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "privateKey": "privateKey"
+  "picklingKey": "<random-string>",
+  "pickledAccount": "<random-string>"
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/server/src/utils/olm-utils.js b/server/src/utils/olm-utils.js
--- a/server/src/utils/olm-utils.js
+++ b/server/src/utils/olm-utils.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import olmConfig from '../../secrets/olm_config';
 
 type OlmConfig = {
-  +privateKey: string,
+  +picklingKey: string,
+  +pickledAccount: string,
 };
 
 function getOlmConfig(): OlmConfig {