diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 731d4a8..41a6c1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ In other words - treat it as a toy, not as a tool that will save your life or va
 ## Running
 
 ```
-$ TELEGRAM_APITOKEN=YOUR_API_TOKEN ./alarm-bot
+$ ./alarm-bot
 ```
 
 Remember that `hswro-alarm-bot.yml` should be present in the current directory.
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ allowed-indexes:
  - 5678
  - 1337
 pool-interval: 5m
+telegram-api-key: "telegram api key"
 arm-callback-urls:
  - "http://192.168.1.10/hello"
  - "http://example.com/api"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ matterbridge:
  - `pool-interval` sets how often will the Satel device be asked for changes
  - `satel-addr` sets the IP address of the Satel device
  - `tg-chat-ids` sets which telegram groups will receive notifications about alarm state changes
+ - `telegram-api-key` sets the Bot API key for Telegram that was obtained from BotFather
 
 ### Matterbridge integration
 
@@ -132,7 +134,6 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/path/to/alarm_bot
-Environment=TELEGRAM_APITOKEN=YOUR_API_TOKEN
 DynamicUser=True
 RuntimeDirectory=hswro-alarm-bot
 StateDirectory=hswro-alarm-bot
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index f8fb846..cbbbf43 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type AppConfig struct {
 	AlarmCallbackUrls  []string             `yaml:"alarm-callback-urls"`
 	WriteMemoryProfile bool                 `yaml:"write-memory-profile"`
 	Matterbridge       []MatterbridgeConfig `yaml:"matterbridge"`
+	TelegramApiKey     string               `yaml:"telegram-api-key"`
 }
 
 func (m *SatelChangeType) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index 46ecf40..8642935 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ disarm-callback-urls:
 alarm-callback-urls:
  - "test alarm callback url"
  - "second test alarm callback url"
+telegram-api-key: "test api key"
 matterbridge:
  - uri: test_uri_1
    token: test_token_1
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ func TestParseYamlConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	a.ElementsMatch([]string{"test arm callback url", "second test arm callback url"}, actualConfig.ArmCallbackUrls)
 	a.ElementsMatch([]string{"test disarm callback url", "second test disarm callback url"}, actualConfig.DisarmCallbackUrls)
 	a.ElementsMatch([]string{"test alarm callback url", "second test alarm callback url"}, actualConfig.AlarmCallbackUrls)
+	a.Equal("test api key", actualConfig.TelegramApiKey)
 
 	a.Equal(actualConfig.Matterbridge[0].URI, "test_uri_1")
 	a.Equal(actualConfig.Matterbridge[0].Token, "test_token_1")
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8c9c8db..bd32655 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 	s := makeSatel(config.SatelAddr, config.PoolInterval.GetDuration())
 	logger.Printf("Connected to Satel: %s", config.SatelAddr)
 
-	bot, err := tgbotapi.NewBotAPI(os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_APITOKEN"))
+	bot, err := tgbotapi.NewBotAPI(config.TelegramApiKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}