diff --git a/sticker/lib/matrix.py b/sticker/lib/matrix.py
index d048603..de436a7 100644
--- a/sticker/lib/matrix.py
+++ b/sticker/lib/matrix.py
@@ -55,23 +55,10 @@ async def load_config(path: str) -> None:
             config = json.load(config_file)
             homeserver_url = config["homeserver"]
             access_token = config["access_token"]
-            try:
-                giphy_api_key = config["giphy_api_key"]
-                giphy_mxc_prefix = config["giphy_mxc_prefix"]
-            except KeyError:
-                # these two are not mandatory, assume GIF search is disabled
-                print("Giphy related parameters not found in the config file.")
     except FileNotFoundError:
         print("Matrix config file not found. Please enter your homeserver and access token.")
         homeserver_url = input("Homeserver URL: ")
         access_token = input("Access token: ")
-        print("If you want to enable GIF search, enter your giphy API key. Otherwise, leave it empty.")
-        giphy_api_key = input("Giphy API key: ").strip()
-        giphy_mxc_prefix = "mxc://giphy.mau.dev/"
-        if giphy_api_key:
-            print("If you want to self-host the matrix->giphy proxy, enter the mxc URI prefix here")
-            print("Defaults to mxc://giphy.mau.dev/ if left empty.")
-            giphy_mxc_prefix = input("Giphy MXC prefix: ").strip() or giphy_mxc_prefix
         whoami_url = URL(homeserver_url) / "_matrix" / "client" / "r0" / "account" / "whoami"
         if whoami_url.scheme not in ("https", "http"):
             whoami_url = whoami_url.with_scheme("https")
diff --git a/web/src/giphy.js b/web/src/giphy.js
index 16dcae3..3e804bc 100644
--- a/web/src/giphy.js
+++ b/web/src/giphy.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as widgetAPI from "./widget-api.js";
 import {SearchBox} from "./search-box.js";
 
 const GIPHY_SEARCH_DEBOUNCE = 1000
-let GIPHY_API_KEY = ""
+let GIPHY_API_KEY = "HQku8974Uq5MZn3MZns46kXn2R4GDm75"
 let GIPHY_MXC_PREFIX = "mxc://giphy.mau.dev/"
 
 export function giphyIsEnabled() {
diff --git a/web/src/index.js b/web/src/index.js
index ff570da..273ad7e 100644
--- a/web/src/index.js
+++ b/web/src/index.js
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ class App extends Component {
 			}
 			const indexData = await indexRes.json()
 			HOMESERVER_URL = indexData.homeserver_url || HOMESERVER_URL
-			setGiphyAPIKey(indexData.giphy_api_key, indexData.giphy_mxc_prefix)
+			if (indexData.giphy_api_key !== undefined) {
+				setGiphyAPIKey(indexData.giphy_api_key, indexData.giphy_mxc_prefix)
+			}
 			// TODO only load pack metadata when scrolled into view?
 			for (const packFile of indexData.packs) {
 				let packRes