diff --git a/src/frontend/middleware.ts b/src/frontend/middleware.ts
index e02c620e..d3d445af 100644
--- a/src/frontend/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/middleware.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
     const authValue = basicAuth.split(' ')[1]
     const [user, pwd] = atob(authValue).split(':')
 
-    if (user === 'admin' && pwd === 'civicactions') {
+    if (user === process.env.BASIC_AUTH_USER && pwd === process.env.BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD) {
       return NextResponse.next()
     }
   }