diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 42898c0..725b3d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -336,3 +336,4 @@ ASALocalRun/
 
 # MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder 
 .mfractor/
+BrickOwlSharp.Demos/apikey.txt
diff --git a/BrickOwlSharp.Demos/Program.cs b/BrickOwlSharp.Demos/Program.cs
index 2862ddd..854edde 100644
--- a/BrickOwlSharp.Demos/Program.cs
+++ b/BrickOwlSharp.Demos/Program.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ internal static class Program
 {
     static async Task<int> Main()
     {
-        BrickOwlClientConfiguration.Instance.ApiKey = "";
+        BrickOwlClientConfiguration.Instance.ApiKey = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("apikey.txt");
         BrickOwlClientConfiguration.Instance.ApiCallEvent += new BrickOwlApiCallDelegate(() =>
         {
             Console.WriteLine($"API called");