diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index fcf905d59..63b880c73 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var data = {
   urlpath: config.urlPath,
   debug: config.debug,
   version: config.version,
-  GOOGLE_API_KEY: config.google.clientSecret,
+  GOOGLE_API_KEY: config.google.apiKey,
   GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: config.google.clientID,
   DROPBOX_APP_KEY: config.dropbox.appKey,
   allowedUploadMimeTypes: config.allowedUploadMimeTypes
diff --git a/lib/config/default.js b/lib/config/default.js
index 68849d361..db0c03629 100644
--- a/lib/config/default.js
+++ b/lib/config/default.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ module.exports = {
     appKey: undefined
   },
   google: {
+    apiKey: undefined,
     clientID: undefined,
     clientSecret: undefined
   },
diff --git a/lib/config/environment.js b/lib/config/environment.js
index 3dde47869..8e1e51711 100644
--- a/lib/config/environment.js
+++ b/lib/config/environment.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ module.exports = {
     appKey: process.env.HMD_DROPBOX_APPKEY
   },
   google: {
+    apiKey: process.env.HMD_GOOGLE_APIKEY,
     clientID: process.env.HMD_GOOGLE_CLIENTID,
     clientSecret: process.env.HMD_GOOGLE_CLIENTSECRET
   },