diff --git a/utils/constants.js b/utils/constants.js
index 0197a6a45..f391a0953 100644
--- a/utils/constants.js
+++ b/utils/constants.js
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ if (!process.env.CI) {
 const { NC_USER, NC_API_KEY, NC_DOMAIN, IP_ADDRESS } = process.env;
 
 module.exports = {
+  ENV,
   VALID_RECORD_TYPES: ['CNAME', 'A', 'ALIAS', 'URL'],
   NC_DOMAIN: NC_DOMAIN || 'booboo.xyz',
-  NC_USER: NC_USER || 'test',
-  NC_API_KEY: NC_API_KEY || 'fake_key',
-  ENV,
-  TTL: 5*60,
+  NC_USER,
+  NC_API_KEY,
   IP_ADDRESS,
+  TTL: 5*60,
 };
diff --git a/utils/domain-service.js b/utils/domain-service.js
index 6a40e53b9..0831f3cb2 100644
--- a/utils/domain-service.js
+++ b/utils/domain-service.js
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ const getDomainService = ({ nc }) => {
   return { getHosts, setHosts, updateHosts };
 };
 
+if (!NC_API_KEY) {
+  console.error('NC_API_KEY cannot be empty');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
 const nc = new Namecheap({
   user: NC_USER,
   key: NC_API_KEY,