diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 2b73ce9..309fd68 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MAINTAINER label="Rohan Rustagi"
 WORKDIR /app/backend
 COPY . .
 EXPOSE 7000
-ENV OPENAI_API_KEY
+ENV OPENAI_API_KEY=1234567890
 RUN pip install poetry && \
     poetry install
 CMD ["poetry", "run", "uvicorn", "main:app", "--reload", "--port", "7000"]