diff --git a/iam/.env-example.env b/iam/.env-example.env
index 2cf577ec1e..f56f699303 100644
--- a/iam/.env-example.env
+++ b/iam/.env-example.env
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ PASSPORT_SCORER_BACKEND=http://localhost:8002/
 # Needs to match FE/APP equivalents in app/.env
 ALLO_SCORER_ID=3
 SCORER_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8002/
-SCORER_API_KEY=abc
+SCORER_API_KEY=abc  # This is a static authentication secret token
 EAS_FEE_USD=2
 
 EAS_GITCOIN_STAMP_SCHEMA=0xd83994d5459162a259c3a18d3db267ca05982f1e1e261d5388a8bfe2a2a2c7f9
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ PASSPORT_STAMP_METADATA_PATH=http://localhost:3000/stampMetadata.json
 INCLUDE_TESTNETS=false
 ZKSYNC_ERA_MAINNET_ENDPOINT=zksync_mainnet_endpoint
 
-CGRANTS_API_TOKEN=abc
 CGRANTS_API_URL=http://localhost:8002/cgrants
 
 
diff --git a/platforms/src/AllowList/Providers/allowList.ts b/platforms/src/AllowList/Providers/allowList.ts
index 6a648d6323..13e60636a1 100644
--- a/platforms/src/AllowList/Providers/allowList.ts
+++ b/platforms/src/AllowList/Providers/allowList.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class AllowListProvider implements Provider {
       const { address } = payload;
       const { allowList } = payload.proofs;
       const response: AllowListResponse = await axios.get(`${allowListEndpoint}/${allowList}/${address}`, {
-        headers: { Authorization: process.env.CGRANTS_API_TOKEN },
+        headers: { Authorization: process.env.SCORER_API_KEY },
       });
       const valid = response.data.is_member;
 
diff --git a/platforms/src/CustomGithub/Providers/github.ts b/platforms/src/CustomGithub/Providers/github.ts
index 5d1183fcb0..5c3e9925b9 100644
--- a/platforms/src/CustomGithub/Providers/github.ts
+++ b/platforms/src/CustomGithub/Providers/github.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const getCondition = async (type: string, conditionName: string, conditionHash:
   try {
     const url = `${githubConditionEndpoint}/${type}%23${conditionName}%23${conditionHash}`;
     const response: ConditionResponse = await axios.get(url, {
-      headers: { Authorization: process.env.CGRANTS_API_TOKEN },
+      headers: { Authorization: process.env.SCORER_API_KEY },
     });
     return response.data.ruleset.condition;
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/platforms/src/Gitcoin/Providers/__tests__/gitcoinGrantsStatistics.test.ts b/platforms/src/Gitcoin/Providers/__tests__/gitcoinGrantsStatistics.test.ts
index 1c4de2672c..2435abd8ca 100644
--- a/platforms/src/Gitcoin/Providers/__tests__/gitcoinGrantsStatistics.test.ts
+++ b/platforms/src/Gitcoin/Providers/__tests__/gitcoinGrantsStatistics.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jest.mock("axios");
 
 const mockedAxios = axios as jest.Mocked<typeof axios>;
 const userHandle = "my-login-handle";
-const cgrantsApiToken = process.env.CGRANTS_API_TOKEN;
+const cgrantsApiToken = process.env.SCORER_API_KEY;
 
 const address = "0x0";
 
diff --git a/platforms/src/Gitcoin/Providers/gitcoinGrantsStatistics.ts b/platforms/src/Gitcoin/Providers/gitcoinGrantsStatistics.ts
index 10755b72f3..cc31495ab9 100644
--- a/platforms/src/Gitcoin/Providers/gitcoinGrantsStatistics.ts
+++ b/platforms/src/Gitcoin/Providers/gitcoinGrantsStatistics.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const getGitcoinStatistics = async (
       if (!context.gitcoinGrantStatistics) context.gitcoinGrantStatistics = {};
 
       const grantStatisticsRequest = await axios.get(`${dataUrl}?address=${address}`, {
-        headers: { Authorization: process.env.CGRANTS_API_TOKEN },
+        headers: { Authorization: process.env.SCORER_API_KEY },
       });
 
       context.gitcoinGrantStatistics[dataUrl] = { record: grantStatisticsRequest.data } as GitcoinGrantStatistics;
diff --git a/platforms/src/GtcStaking/Providers/GtcStaking.ts b/platforms/src/GtcStaking/Providers/GtcStaking.ts
index c4c14327d6..213cb4468b 100644
--- a/platforms/src/GtcStaking/Providers/GtcStaking.ts
+++ b/platforms/src/GtcStaking/Providers/GtcStaking.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class GtcStakingProvider implements Provider {
         const communityStakesV2: StakeV2[] = [];
 
         const responseV2: StakeV2Response = await axios.get(`${gtcStakingEndpointV2}/${address}`, {
-          headers: { Authorization: process.env.CGRANTS_API_TOKEN },
+          headers: { Authorization: process.env.SCORER_API_KEY },
         });
         const resultsV2: StakeV2[] = responseV2?.data?.items || [];
 
diff --git a/platforms/src/TrustaLabs/Providers/TrustaLabs.ts b/platforms/src/TrustaLabs/Providers/TrustaLabs.ts
index c8335e8384..d2ef78d0d4 100644
--- a/platforms/src/TrustaLabs/Providers/TrustaLabs.ts
+++ b/platforms/src/TrustaLabs/Providers/TrustaLabs.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ interface AxiosResponse {
 const TRUSTA_LABS_API_ENDPOINT = "https://www.trustalabs.ai/service/openapi/queryRiskSummaryScore";
 
 const createUpdateDBScoreData = async (address: string, scoreData: TrustaLabsData) => {
-  const accessToken = process.env.CGRANTS_API_TOKEN;
+  const accessToken = process.env.SCORER_API_KEY;
   try {
     await axios.post(
       `${process.env.PASSPORT_SCORER_BACKEND}trusta_labs/trusta-labs-score`,