diff --git a/notify.sh b/notify.sh
index 695dfb5..1a81ad5 100755
--- a/notify.sh
+++ b/notify.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 API_HOST="https://api.ssh.surf"
-API_KEY=$(cat .api-key)
+API_KEY=$(cat /var/tools/container-expire-notifs/.api-key)
 
 if [ ! $API_KEY ]; then
   notif "API key not found. Please re-run \`/enable-expire-notifs\`"