diff --git a/evals/registry.py b/evals/registry.py
index f5d5605b1a..1683c08c04 100644
--- a/evals/registry.py
+++ b/evals/registry.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import openai
 from openai import OpenAI
 
-client = OpenAI()
+client = OpenAI(api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"))
 import yaml
 
 from evals import OpenAIChatCompletionFn, OpenAICompletionFn