diff --git a/src/translator.py b/src/translator.py
index 2b73013..d979901 100644
--- a/src/translator.py
+++ b/src/translator.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # load_dotenv()
 
 client = AzureOpenAI(
-    api_key="",  # Replace with your Azure API key
+    api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"),  # Replace with your Azure API key
     api_version="2024-02-15-preview",
     azure_endpoint="https://p4-tinv1.openai.azure.com/"  # Replace with your Azure endpoint
 )
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ def query_llm_robust(post: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
 #   elif translation_language is not None and translation_language != "English":
 #     return (False, "Sorry, we are unable to provide an English Translation.")
 #   else:
-#     return (is_english, translation)
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+#     return (is_english, translation)