diff --git a/server/env.ts b/server/env.ts
index 47c71eb09..c768b9abc 100644
--- a/server/env.ts
+++ b/server/env.ts
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ export class Environment {
    */
   @IsOptional()
   @CannotUseWithout("IFRAMELY_URL")
-  public IFRAMELY_API_KEY = this.toOptionalString(process.env.IFRAMELY_API_KEY);
+  public IFRAMELY_API_KEY = process.env.IFRAMELY_API_KEY ?? "";
 
   /**
    * The product name