diff --git a/email_api/email_api/app.py b/email_api/email_api/app.py
index ed7b0bb..282d6da 100644
--- a/email_api/email_api/app.py
+++ b/email_api/email_api/app.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ SMTP_PORT = 25
 API_TOKEN = os.environ.get('API_TOKEN')
 AWS_REGION = os.environ.get('AWS_REGION', 'us-east-1')
 API_KEY = os.environ['MAILCOW_API_KEY']
+MAILCOW_API = os.environ['MAILCOW_API']
+
 s3_client = boto3.client('s3', region_name=AWS_REGION)
 
 def domain_exists(domain):