diff --git a/browserid/lib/secrets.js b/browserid/lib/secrets.js
index 1bd2eb46ab20806aff3b751605649683121b1b86..8018edfbc725f9a1f552f388bab4dcb77e611b1e 100644
--- a/browserid/lib/secrets.js
+++ b/browserid/lib/secrets.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ exports.hydrateSecret = function(name, dir) {
   try{ secret = fs.readFileSync(p).toString(); } catch(e) {};
 
   if (secret === undefined) {
-    secret = exports.generateSecret(128);
+    secret = exports.generate(128);
     fs.writeFileSync(p, secret);
   }
   return secret;