diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6feae58d04..2fe5e11451 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6209,7 +6209,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-data-observatory"
-version = "1.0.3"
+version = "1.0.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/nym-data-observatory/Cargo.toml b/nym-data-observatory/Cargo.toml
index c6bda86b68..6740c51c83 100644
--- a/nym-data-observatory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-data-observatory/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "nym-data-observatory"
-version = "1.0.3"
+version = "1.0.4"
 authors.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
diff --git a/nym-data-observatory/src/price_scraper/mod.rs b/nym-data-observatory/src/price_scraper/mod.rs
index efb72a5e9a..08c0a777f4 100644
--- a/nym-data-observatory/src/price_scraper/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-data-observatory/src/price_scraper/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::db::{
     queries::price::insert_nym_prices,
 };
 use core::str;
+use std::env;
 use tokio::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::db::DbPool;
@@ -29,7 +30,15 @@ impl PriceScraper {
     async fn get_coingecko_prices(&self) -> anyhow::Result<CoingeckoPriceResponse> {
         tracing::info!("💰 Fetching CoinGecko prices from {COINGECKO_API_URL}");
 
-        let response = reqwest::get(COINGECKO_API_URL).await?;
+        let mut url = COINGECKO_API_URL.to_string();
+
+        let coin_gecko_api_key = env::var("COINGECKO_API_KEY").ok();
+
+        if let Some(api_key) = coin_gecko_api_key {
+            url = format!("{url}&x_cg_demo_api_key={api_key}")
+        }
+
+        let response = reqwest::get(url).await?;
 
         if !response.status().is_success() {
             tracing::error!(