diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcf41de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ZEC_PRICE_API_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fa8533..564f475 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ flow-coverage
 build
 .docz
 coverage
-flow-typed
\ No newline at end of file
+flow-typed
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/electron.js b/config/electron.js
index 14c3755..7edd495 100644
--- a/config/electron.js
+++ b/config/electron.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import '@babel/polyfill';
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
 import path from 'path';
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import zcashLog from './daemon/logger';
 import getZecPrice from '../services/zec-price';
 import store from './electron-store';
 
+dotenv.config();
+
 let mainWindow: BrowserWindowType;
 let updateAvailable: boolean = false;
 let zcashDaemon;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9972e63..785d093 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     "autoprefixer": "^9.3.1",
     "connected-react-router": "^5.0.1",
     "date-fns": "^1.30.1",
+    "dotenv": "^6.2.0",
     "electron": "^3.0.10",
     "electron-store": "^2.0.0",
     "eres": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/services/zec-price.js b/services/zec-price.js
index 7a92c0a..f54d191 100644
--- a/services/zec-price.js
+++ b/services/zec-price.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Payload = {
 export default (currencies: string[] = ['USD']): Promise<Payload> => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
   const ENDPOINT = `https://min-api.cryptocompare.com/data/price?fsym=ZEC&tsyms=${currencies.join(
     ',',
-  )}&api_key=b6162b068ff9f8fe2872070b791146b06d186e83d5e52e49dcaa42ef8d1d3875`;
+  )}&api_key=${String(process.env.ZEC_PRICE_API_KEY)}`;
 
   const request = net.request(ENDPOINT);
   request.on('response', (response) => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9ff9f73..7df910d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4812,6 +4812,11 @@ dotenv@^6.0.0, dotenv@^6.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-6.1.0.tgz#9853b6ca98292acb7dec67a95018fa40bccff42c"
   integrity sha512-/veDn2ztgRlB7gKmE3i9f6CmDIyXAy6d5nBq+whO9SLX+Zs1sXEgFLPi+aSuWqUuusMfbi84fT8j34fs1HaYUw==
 
+dotenv@^6.2.0:
+  version "6.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-6.2.0.tgz#941c0410535d942c8becf28d3f357dbd9d476064"
+  integrity sha512-HygQCKUBSFl8wKQZBSemMywRWcEDNidvNbjGVyZu3nbZ8qq9ubiPoGLMdRDpfSrpkkm9BXYFkpKxxFX38o/76w==
+
 duplexer2@~0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/duplexer2/-/duplexer2-0.1.4.tgz#8b12dab878c0d69e3e7891051662a32fc6bddcc1"