diff --git a/env.sample.php b/env.sample.php
index 528bb10..860eb99 100644
--- a/env.sample.php
+++ b/env.sample.php
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ $bot_api_key  = '1234567890:Telegram_bot_api_key';
 $bot_username = 'telegram_bot_username';
 $hook_url     = 'https://my.server.com/path/to/hook.php';
 putenv('DEEPL_API_KEY=some-uuid-12345-abcde:fx');
+$deepl_api_key = 'some-uuid-12345-abcde:fx';
+$allowed_chat_ids = [123, 456, -123];
diff --git a/src/Commands/GenericmessageCommand.php b/src/Commands/GenericmessageCommand.php
index 590a338..78b1a0c 100644
--- a/src/Commands/GenericmessageCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/GenericmessageCommand.php
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ class GenericmessageCommand extends SystemCommand
     protected $version = '1.0.0';
     private Translator $translator;
 
-    private const ALLOWED_CHAT_ID = [
-        123, 456, 789
-    ];
     private const ZH_TO_EN = [
         '兽设' => 'fursona',
         '兽人' => 'furry character',
@@ -50,10 +47,12 @@ class GenericmessageCommand extends SystemCommand
 
     public function execute(): ServerResponse
     {
+        global $deepl_api_key, $allowed_chat_ids;
+
         $message = $this->getMessage();
         $chat_id = $message->getChat()->getId();
 
-        if(!in_array($chat_id, self::ALLOWED_CHAT_ID)) {
+        if(!in_array($chat_id, $allowed_chat_ids)) {
             return Request::sendMessage([
                 'chat_id' => $chat_id,
                 'text' => "Chat ID $chat_id not allowed",
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ class GenericmessageCommand extends SystemCommand
             $text = str_replace($search, $replace, $text);
         }
         
-        $this->translator = new Translator(getenv('DEEPL_API_KEY'));
+        $this->translator = new Translator($deepl_api_key);
         try {
             $translated = $this->translator->translateText($text, $sourceLang, $targetLang);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {