diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index b6a57d0..26447ae 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ USER vscode
 COPY requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
 RUN pip install -r /tmp/requirements.txt
 
-# Accept build argument for BIOBRICKS_TOKEN
-ARG BIOBRICKS_TOKEN
-ENV BIOBRICKS_TOKEN=${BIOBRICKS_TOKEN}
+# This biobrick uses the default free token
+ENV BIOBRICKS_TOKEN=VQF6Q2U-NKktZ31ioVYa9w
 
 # Install biobricks and configure it
 RUN /bin/bash -c 'source /etc/bash.bashrc && pipx install biobricks && biobricks version' \