diff --git a/TermGPT-explained.ipynb b/TermGPT-explained.ipynb
index b9123b3..492941d 100644
--- a/TermGPT-explained.ipynb
+++ b/TermGPT-explained.ipynb
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "import subprocess # to issue commands and grab output (more work needed here w/ errors)\n",
     "import re # for regular expressions\n",
     "import requests # for web parsing\n",
-    "from bs4 import BeautifulSoup # for web parsing"
+    "from bs4 import BeautifulSoup # for web parsing\n",
+    "from dotenv import load_dotenv"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "# load and set our key\n",
-    "openai.api_key = open(\"key.txt\", \"r\").read().strip(\"\\n\")\n",
+    "load_dotenv()\n",
+    "\n",
+    "openai.api_key = os.environ.get(\"OPENAI_API_KEY\")\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "# adds a few more prints, mainly prints out the full context in purple.\n",