diff --git a/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/openai/openai.service.ts b/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/openai/openai.service.ts
index 718e8185..eb559060 100644
--- a/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/openai/openai.service.ts
+++ b/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/openai/openai.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import OpenAI from 'openai';
 import { shuffle } from 'lodash';
 
 const openai = new OpenAI({
-  apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
+  apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY || 'sk-proj-',
 });
 
 @Injectable()