diff --git a/app/core/config.py b/app/core/config.py
index 1fb371b..7d8a026 100644
--- a/app/core/config.py
+++ b/app/core/config.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     CORS_ORIGINS: List[str] = ["*"]
     
     # OpenWeather API
-    OPENWEATHER_API_KEY: str = ""
+    # Default API key - will be overridden by environment variables if provided
+    OPENWEATHER_API_KEY: str = "e052c4432a398359e6da213be33c17d4"
     OPENWEATHER_API_URL: str = "https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5"
     
     # JWT