diff --git a/jatosAPI.py b/jatosAPI.py
index 6bbe68e..310c6f9 100644
--- a/jatosAPI.py
+++ b/jatosAPI.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 def get_met():
 
-    tease = os.environ['TEASE']
+    tease = os.getenv['TEASE']
 
     proxies = {
     'http': f'http:zjgilliam:{tease}//proxy.divms.uiowa.edu:8888',
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def get_met():
 
 def get_data(study_result_ids):
 
-    tease = os.environ['TEASE']
+    tease = os.getenv['TEASE']
 
     proxies = {
     'http': f'http:zjgilliam:{tease}//proxy.divms.uiowa.edu:8888',