diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ testApp();
 npm install embedchain
 ```
 
-- Make sure that dotenv package is installed and your `OPENAI_SECRET_KEY` in a file called `.env` in the root folder. You can install dotenv by
+- Make sure that dotenv package is installed and your `OPENAI_API_KEY` in a file called `.env` in the root folder. You can install dotenv by
 
 ```js
 npm install dotenv