diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
index fcdece4bc..1bdad8144 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ class Config {
         $CC_CONFIG['dsn']['database'] = $values['database']['dbname'];
 
         $CC_CONFIG['apiKey'] = array($values['general']['api_key']);
+        
+        if (APPLICATION_ENV == "development"){
+            $CC_CONFIG['apiKey'][] = "";
+        }
 
         $CC_CONFIG['soundcloud-connection-retries'] = $values['soundcloud']['connection_retries'];
         $CC_CONFIG['soundcloud-connection-wait'] = $values['soundcloud']['time_between_retries'];