diff --git a/.env_example b/.env_example
index e6ee61b..ff9802a 100644
--- a/.env_example
+++ b/.env_example
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LIBRE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY = ""  # API Key, if required (You can host your own inst
 REPLICATE_API_TOKEN = "" #API Key to run models on replicate.com
 HUGGINGFACE_EMAIL = ""
 HUGGINGFACE_PASSWORD = ""
-
+COINSTATSOPENAPI_KEY = ""
 
 # We will automatically create dtags and private keys based on the identifier variable in main.
 # If your DVM already has a dtag and private key you can replace it here before publishing the DTAG to not create a new one.
diff --git a/nostr_dvm/utils/zap_utils.py b/nostr_dvm/utils/zap_utils.py
index 4408d45..3cc999c 100644
--- a/nostr_dvm/utils/zap_utils.py
+++ b/nostr_dvm/utils/zap_utils.py
@@ -290,16 +290,20 @@ def zaprequest(lud16: str, amount: int, content, zapped_event, zapped_user, keys
 def get_price_per_sat(currency):
     import requests
 
-    url = "https://api.coinstats.app/public/v1/coins"
+    url = "https://openapiv1.coinstats.app/coins/bitcoin"
     params = {"skip": 0, "limit": 1, "currency": currency}
-    try:
-        response = requests.get(url, params=params)
-        response_json = response.json()
+    price_currency_per_sat = 0.0004
+    if os.getenv("COINSTATSOPENAPI_KEY"):
 
-        bitcoin_price = response_json["coins"][0]["price"]
-        price_currency_per_sat = bitcoin_price / 100000000.0
-    except:
-        price_currency_per_sat = 0.0004
+        header = {'accept': 'application/json', 'X-API-KEY': os.getenv("COINSTATSOPENAPI_KEY")}
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(url, headers=header, params=params)
+            response_json = response.json()
+
+            bitcoin_price = response_json["price"]
+            price_currency_per_sat = bitcoin_price / 100000000.0
+        except:
+            price_currency_per_sat = 0.0004
 
     return price_currency_per_sat
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 826b028..47a87ca 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-VERSION = '0.2.3'
+VERSION = '0.2.4'
 DESCRIPTION = 'A framework to build and run Nostr NIP90 Data Vending Machines'
 LONG_DESCRIPTION = ('A framework to build and run Nostr NIP90 Data Vending Machines. '
                     'This is an early stage release. Interfaces might change/brick')