diff --git a/.env b/.env
index e8cf23b7..9c7dd497 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-API_KEY = 7elxdku9GGG5k8j0Xm8KWdANDgecHMV0
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+API_KEY = 
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 58b0a5ed..dca6799f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #dependencies
 node_modules/
+.env
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diff --git a/server/controllers/api_events.js b/server/controllers/api_events.js
index 2ea28f77..623f6204 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api_events.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api_events.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const APIEventsController = {
   addEvents: async () => {
     try {
       const response = await axios.get(
-        "https://app.ticketmaster.com/discovery/v2/events?apikey={apikey}&locale=*&size=10&city=London&countryCode=GB"
+        `https://app.ticketmaster.com/discovery/v2/events?apikey=${apikey}&locale=*&size=10&city=London&countryCode=GB`
       );
 
       const events = response.data._embedded.events;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const APIEventsController = {
         apiEvent.lastIterated = new Date();
         await apiEvent.save();
         
-        const response = await axios.get(`https://app.ticketmaster.com/discovery/v2/events/${apiEvent.ticketMasterId}?apikey=rmiukm4AAeGFtQ2ptdf0HcMLRGLdOGnb&locale=*`);
+        const response = await axios.get(`https://app.ticketmaster.com/discovery/v2/events/${apiEvent.ticketMasterId}?apikey=${apikey}&locale=*`);
         
         const eventData = response.data;