diff --git a/config/read_only_keys.json b/config/read_only_keys.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18f567bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/read_only_keys.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "AIRTABLE_READONLY_API_KEY": "keyVMAlJFOvu7vgMR"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ersilia/default.py b/ersilia/default.py
index 69459a29b..cdc896b1c 100644
--- a/ersilia/default.py
+++ b/ersilia/default.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 FEATURE_MERGE_PATTERN = "---"
 
 # Airtable
-AIRTABLE_READONLY_API_KEY = "keycTTh5uQ7v2CPbI"
+AIRTABLE_READONLY_API_KEY = "keyVMAlJFOvu7vgMR"
 AIRTABLE_MODEL_HUB_BASE_ID = "appgxpCzCDNyGjWc8"
 AIRTABLE_MODEL_HUB_TABLE_NAME = "Models"
 
diff --git a/ersilia/hub/content/card.py b/ersilia/hub/content/card.py
index a5a2f1de2..2e577eea4 100644
--- a/ersilia/hub/content/card.py
+++ b/ersilia/hub/content/card.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import json
-import collections
 import tempfile
 import requests
 from pyairtable import Table
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@
     Hdf5Explorer = None
 
 from ...default import (
-    AIRTABLE_READONLY_API_KEY,
     AIRTABLE_MODEL_HUB_BASE_ID,
     AIRTABLE_MODEL_HUB_TABLE_NAME,
     ISAURA_DIR,
@@ -101,13 +99,20 @@ def get(self, model_id):
 class AirtableCard(ErsiliaBase):
     def __init__(self, config_json):
         ErsiliaBase.__init__(self, config_json=config_json)
-        self.api_key = AIRTABLE_READONLY_API_KEY
+        self.api_key = self._get_read_only_airtable_api_key()
         self.base_id = AIRTABLE_MODEL_HUB_BASE_ID
         self.table_name = AIRTABLE_MODEL_HUB_TABLE_NAME
         self.max_rows = AIRTABLE_MAX_ROWS
         self.page_size = AIRTABLE_PAGE_SIZE
         self.table = Table(self.api_key, self.base_id, self.table_name)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_read_only_airtable_api_key():
+        url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ersilia-os/ersilia/config/read_only_keys.json"
+        r = requests.get(url)
+        data = r.json()
+        return data["AIRTABLE_READONLY_API_KEY"]
+
     def _find_card(self, text, field):
         card = None
         for records in self.table.iterate(