diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c78bcb0..0e0a9ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ const dotenv = require('dotenv')
   const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(bscProvider)
 
   const evmPrivateKey = process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY
-  console.log(evmPrivateKey)
   const signer = new ethers.Wallet(evmPrivateKey, provider)
   const bnbAddress = await signer.getAddress()
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/SecretLogging.test.ts b/src/__tests__/SecretLogging.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea4f0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/SecretLogging.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
+
+describe('secret handling examples', () => {
+  it('does not print EVM private keys in tests or documentation', () => {
+    const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..')
+    const filesToCheck = [
+      'README.md',
+      path.join('src', '__tests__', 'WBGL.test.ts')
+    ]
+
+    for (const file of filesToCheck) {
+      const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, file), 'utf8')
+      expect(source).not.toMatch(/console\.log\([^)]*EVM_PRIVATE_KEY/i)
+      expect(source).not.toMatch(/console\.log\([^)]*evmPrivateKey/i)
+    }
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/__tests__/WBGL.test.ts b/src/__tests__/WBGL.test.ts
index f07346d..8a20102 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/WBGL.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/WBGL.test.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import WBGLBridgeSDK, {
 import { WBGLBGLExchangePair } from '../bridge/WBGL'
 
 expect.extend(matchers)
-
-console.log(process.env.evmPrivateKey)
 describe('WBGL class tests on Ethereum', () => {
 
   let WBGLSDKInstance: WBGLBridgeSDK