diff --git a/samgeo/common.py b/samgeo/common.py
index e55e73bf..6c03d334 100644
--- a/samgeo/common.py
+++ b/samgeo/common.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import geopandas as gpd
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
+os.environ["GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"] = "API-KEY"
+
 
 def is_colab():
     """Tests if the code is being executed within Google Colab."""