diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index af1b37c..855c23c 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ def get_db():
 security = HTTPBearer()
 
 
-TOKEN: str = None
-THIS_SCRIPT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-with open(os.path.join(THIS_SCRIPT_PATH, "token.json"), 'r') as f:
-    t = json.load(f)
-    TOKEN = t["auth.token"]
-    
+TOKEN: str = os.environ.get("BUILD_INC_TOKEN", None)
+if TOKEN is None:
+    THIS_SCRIPT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    with open(os.path.join(THIS_SCRIPT_PATH, "token.json"), 'r') as f:
+        t = json.load(f)
+        TOKEN = t["auth.token"]
+
 
 def get_current_user(credentials: HTTPAuthorizationCredentials = Security(security)):
     if credentials.credentials != TOKEN: