diff --git a/sefaria/local_settings.py b/sefaria/local_settings.py
index 87b7310bd3..c7d2f5c6ab 100644
--- a/sefaria/local_settings.py
+++ b/sefaria/local_settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sefaria.system.logging as sefaria_logging
 import os
 
-from decoder import private_key_1
+# from decoder import private_key_1
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from google_auth_oauthlib.flow import Flow
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
   "type": "service_account",
   "project_id": os.getenv("project_id"),
   "private_key_id": os.getenv("private_key_id"),
-  "private_key": private_key_1,
+  "private_key": os.getenv("private_key").replace("\\n", "\n"),
   "client_email": os.getenv("client_email"),
   "client_id": os.getenv("client_id"),
   "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@
   "universe_domain": "googleapis.com"
 }
 
+print("H"*20, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS)
+
 
 GEOIP_DATABASE = 'data/geoip/GeoLiteCity.dat'
 GEOIPV6_DATABASE = 'data/geoip/GeoLiteCityv6.dat'