diff --git a/app/views/layouts/darkswarm.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/darkswarm.html.haml
index d3f0a78087..6998b99ed7 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/darkswarm.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/darkswarm.html.haml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     %link{href: "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,300italic,400italic,300,700,700italic|Oswald:300,400,700", rel: "stylesheet", type: "text/css"}
 
     = yield :scripts
-    %script{src: "//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places,geometry"}
+    %script{src: "//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places,geometry&key=#{ENV['GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY']}"}
     = split_stylesheet_link_tag "darkswarm/all"
     = javascript_include_tag "darkswarm/all"
 
diff --git a/config/application.yml.example b/config/application.yml.example
index 0b1871466b..b3b21c39ad 100644
--- a/config/application.yml.example
+++ b/config/application.yml.example
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ CURRENCY: AUD
 #
 # DISCOURSE_URL must be the URL of your Discourse instance.
 #DISCOURSE_URL: "https://noticeboard.openfoodnetwork.org.au"
+
+GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx