diff --git a/proxy-common/src/lib.rs b/proxy-common/src/lib.rs
index 9c18f2e..75665a0 100644
--- a/proxy-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxy-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ const RNEX_DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = match u16::from_str_radix(env!("RNEX_DEFAULT_PORT
     Err(_) => panic!("unable to get default port from env"),
 };
 
-const RNEX_ACCESS_KEY: u16 = match u16::from_str_radix(env!("RNEX_ACCESS_KEY"), 10) {
-    Ok(v) => v,
-    Err(_) => panic!("unable to get access key from env"),
-};
+const RNEX_ACCESS_KEY: &'static str = env!("RNEX_ACCESS_KEY");
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {