diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8efb089..68a6255 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ __pycache__
 *_out.json
 *.pdf
 *.bat
-stderr.log
\ No newline at end of file
+stderr.log
+sensitive.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ctabus.py b/ctabus.py
index 1e2b88b..e1de5c9 100644
--- a/ctabus.py
+++ b/ctabus.py
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 import json
 import os.path as osp
-with open(osp.join(osp.dirname(__file__),'cta_api_key')) as file:
-    api = file.read()
-
+from sensitive import api
 def get_data(type,api_key = api,**args):
     base_url = "http://www.ctabustracker.com/bustime/api/v2/{type}?{query}"
     args['key'] = api_key