diff --git a/pkg/client.go b/pkg/client.go
index c4802c4..e851a76 100644
--- a/pkg/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 )
 
 type ClientOptions struct {
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ func NewClient(options *ClientOptions) *Client {
 	if options.BaseUrl == "" {
 		options.BaseUrl = "https://stacker.news"
 	}
+	if options.ApiKey == "" {
+		options.ApiKey = os.Getenv("SN_API_KEY")
+	}
 
 	return &Client{
 		BaseUrl: options.BaseUrl,