diff --git a/src/environment.ts b/src/environment.ts
index 52b288d..2dc26d3 100644
--- a/src/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environment.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ export default {
   mailUser: process.env.MAIL_USER || "",
   mailJetKey: process.env.MAILJET_KEY || "",
   mailJetSecret: process.env.MAILJET_SECRET || "",
+  updatePassword: process.env.UPDATE_PASSWORD,
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a60c5c0..f593e7d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ import {
 import { Commitment, Connection, PublicKey } from "@solana/web3.js"
 
 import { UserError } from "./errors"
-import { validateMangoAccount, validateEmail, sendAlert } from "./utils"
+import {
+  validateMangoAccount,
+  validateEmail,
+  sendAlert,
+  validateUpdatePassword,
+} from "./utils"
 import config from "./environment"
 
 const MESSAGE = "Your health ratio is at or below @ratio@% \n"
@@ -129,15 +134,13 @@ router.get("/alerts/:mangoAccountPk", async (ctx, next) => {
 router.post("/updates", async (ctx, next) => {
   try {
     const update: any = ctx.request.body
-
+    await validateUpdatePassword(update.password)
     ctx.body = { status: "success" }
     ctx.db.collection("updates").insertOne(update)
   } catch (e: any) {
     let errorMessage = "Something went wrong"
     if (e.name == "UserError") {
       errorMessage = e.message
-    } else {
-      // sendLogsToDiscord(null, e)
     }
     ctx.throw(400, errorMessage)
   }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 6db70d3..a0164f0 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ export const validateMangoAccount = (client: MangoClient, alert: any) => {
   })
 }
 
+export const validateUpdatePassword = (password: string) => {
+  return new Promise<void>(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    try {
+      if (password != config.updatePassword) {
+        reject(new UserError("Invalid password"))
+      } else {
+        resolve()
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      reject(new UserError("Something went wrong"))
+    }
+  })
+}
+
 export const validateEmail = (email: string) => {
   if (!EmailValidator.validate(email)) {
     throw new UserError("Enter a valid email")