diff --git a/litellm/litellm.yaml b/litellm/litellm.yaml
index 3112596..4c1cf8f 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm.yaml
+++ b/litellm/litellm.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ data:
       request_timeout: 600
       telemetry: False
     general_settings: 
-      #master_key: sk-1234 # [OPTIONAL] Use to enforce auth on proxy. See - https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/virtual_keys
+      master_key: os.environ/LITELLM_MASTER_KEY
       store_model_in_db: True
       proxy_budget_rescheduler_min_time: 60
       proxy_budget_rescheduler_max_time: 64