diff --git a/packages/server/README.md b/packages/server/README.md
index d1b47a6913..179aa02d2f 100644
--- a/packages/server/README.md
+++ b/packages/server/README.md
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ To run the API to develop locally:
 - [`yarn workspace server prisma db push`][prisma db:push]: Synchronize `schema.prisma` with the database schema.
 - [`yarn workspace server prisma migrate dev`][prisma migrate]: Create a database migration based on the changes to `schema.prisma`.
 - [`yarn workspace server prisma generate`][prisma generate]: Generate the Prisma clients.
-- `yarn workspace server authtoken [member id]`: Generate an authentication token for the provided member.
+- `yarn workspace server dev:authtoken`: Generate an authentication token for the provided member.
 - `yarn workspace server lint:fix`: Fix some code formatting issue.
 
 ### Adding support for more QN events
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 6ee0e89a1d..d79d700e2f 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "dev:api": "yarn nodemon ./src/common/scripts/startApi.ts",
     "dev:notify": "yarn nodemon ./src/notifier/scripts/notify.ts",
     "dev:mockEmail": "yarn ts-node ./src/notifier/scripts/mockEmail.ts",
-    "dev:authtoken": "yarn nodemon ./src/auth/scripts/generateToken.ts",
+    "dev:authtoken": "yarn ts-node ./src/auth/scripts/generateToken.ts",
     "dev:emails": "email dev --dir ./src/common/email-templates",
     "lint": "yarn lint:prettier --check && yarn lint:eslint --max-warnings=0",
     "lint:eslint": "eslint \"./{src,test}/**/*.ts\"",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/auth/model/token.ts b/packages/server/src/auth/model/token.ts
index a4ff9f26bd..4fb43952a9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/auth/model/token.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/auth/model/token.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ const jwtToken = Yup.object({ iat: Yup.number() })
 
 const AUTH_TOKEN_TTL = 3600_000 * 24 * 90
 
-export const createAuthToken = (memberId: number): string => {
+export const createAuthToken = (memberId: number, secret = APP_SECRET_KEY): string => {
   const exp = Date.now() + AUTH_TOKEN_TTL
   const payload: AuthTokenPayload = { memberId, type: TokenType.Authentication, exp }
-  return sign(payload, APP_SECRET_KEY)
+  return sign(payload, secret)
 }
 
 export const getAuthenticatedMember = async (req: ExpressContext['req'] | undefined): Promise<Member | null> => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/auth/scripts/generateToken.ts b/packages/server/src/auth/scripts/generateToken.ts
index aafdff619a..f7cd8f6120 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/auth/scripts/generateToken.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/auth/scripts/generateToken.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
+import readline from 'readline'
+
 import { createAuthToken } from '@/auth/model/token'
-import { prisma } from '@/common/prisma'
+import { APP_SECRET_KEY } from '@/common/config'
 
-const memberId = process.argv[2] ? Number(process.argv[2]) : 1
+run()
 
-if (!prisma.member.findUnique({ where: { id: memberId } })) {
-  process.stderr.write(`There is no member with the id ${memberId}\n`)
-}
+async function run() {
+  const rl = readline.createInterface({
+    input: process.stdin,
+    output: process.stdout,
+    terminal: false,
+  })
+
+  const memberId: number = await new Promise((res) => rl.question('Member id [1]:', (a) => res((a && Number(a)) || 1)))
+  const secret: string = await new Promise((res) =>
+    rl.question(`App secret key [${APP_SECRET_KEY}]:`, (a) => res(a || APP_SECRET_KEY))
+  )
 
-process.stdout.write(createAuthToken(Number(memberId)) + '\n')
+  rl.close()
+
+  const token = createAuthToken(Number(memberId), secret) + '\n'
+  const httpHeaders = { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
+
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(httpHeaders, null, 2) + '\n')
+}