diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 04a53752..330a591d 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ SOURCEBOT_PUBLIC_KEY_PATH=${PWD}/public.pem
 
 # PostHog
 # POSTHOG_PAPIK=""
-# NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK=""
 
 # Sentry
 # SENTRY_BACKEND_DSN=""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_gcp-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/_gcp-deploy.yml
index 15fde89b..0454e5b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_gcp-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_gcp-deploy.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.IMAGE_PATH }}:latest
           build-args: |
             NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
-            NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK }}
             NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT }}
             NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT }}
             NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_WEBAPP_DSN=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_WEBAPP_DSN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ghcr-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/ghcr-publish.yml
index cf96bea7..67bb9071 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ghcr-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ghcr-publish.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ jobs:
           outputs: type=image,name=${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }},push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true,annotation.org.opencontainers.image.description=Blazingly fast code search
           build-args: |
             NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
-            NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK }}
             
       - name: Export digest
         run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f49da949..d5e644e8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
 # @see: https://docs.docker.com/build/building/variables/#scoping
 
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION
-# PAPIK = Project API Key
-# Note that this key does not need to be kept secret, so it's not
-# necessary to use Docker build secrets here.
-# @see: https://posthog.com/tutorials/api-capture-events#authenticating-with-the-project-api-key
-ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_WEBAPP_DSN
@@ -58,8 +53,6 @@ ENV SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION=1
 # -----------
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION=$NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION
-ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK
-ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK=$NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT=$NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT
@@ -155,8 +148,6 @@ FROM node-alpine AS runner
 # -----------
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION=$NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION
-ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK
-ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK=$NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT=$NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_WEBAPP_DSN
@@ -179,6 +170,11 @@ ENV DATA_CACHE_DIR=$DATA_DIR/.sourcebot
 ENV DATABASE_DATA_DIR=$DATA_CACHE_DIR/db
 ENV REDIS_DATA_DIR=$DATA_CACHE_DIR/redis
 ENV SOURCEBOT_PUBLIC_KEY_PATH=/app/public.pem
+# PAPIK = Project API Key
+# Note that this key does not need to be kept secret, so it's not
+# necessary to use Docker build secrets here.
+# @see: https://posthog.com/tutorials/api-capture-events#authenticating-with-the-project-api-key
+ENV POSTHOG_PAPIK=phc_lLPuFFi5LH6c94eFJcqvYVFwiJffVcV6HD8U4a1OnRW
 
 # Valid values are: debug, info, warn, error
 ENV SOURCEBOT_LOG_LEVEL=info
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 22a733e3..4a5f05a3 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ fi
 
 echo -e "\e[34m[Info] Sourcebot version: $NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION\e[0m"
 
-# If we don't have a PostHog key, then we need to disable telemetry.
-if [ -z "$NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK" ]; then
-    echo -e "\e[33m[Warning] NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK was not set. Setting SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED.\e[0m"
-    export SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=true
-fi
-
 if [ -n "$SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED" ]; then
     # Validate that SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED is either "true" or "false"
     if [ "$SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED" != "true" ] && [ "$SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED" != "false" ]; then
@@ -159,7 +153,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$FIRST_RUN_FILE" ]; then
     # (if telemetry is enabled)
     if [ "$SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED" = "false" ]; then
         if ! ( curl -L --output /dev/null --silent --fail --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
-            "api_key": "'"$NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK"'",
+            "api_key": "'"$POSTHOG_PAPIK"'",
             "event": "install",
             "distinct_id": "'"$SOURCEBOT_INSTALL_ID"'",
             "properties": {
@@ -179,7 +173,7 @@ else
 
         if [ "$SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED" = "false" ]; then
             if ! ( curl -L --output /dev/null --silent --fail --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
-                "api_key": "'"$NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK"'",
+                "api_key": "'"$POSTHOG_PAPIK"'",
                 "event": "upgrade",
                 "distinct_id": "'"$SOURCEBOT_INSTALL_ID"'",
                 "properties": {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/posthog.ts b/packages/backend/src/posthog.ts
index 54b99e43..7034283f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/posthog.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/posthog.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { PosthogEvent, PosthogEventMap } from './posthogEvents.js';
 
 let posthog: PostHog | undefined = undefined;
 
-if (clientEnv.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK) {
+if (env.POSTHOG_PAPIK) {
     posthog = new PostHog(
-        clientEnv.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK,
+        env.POSTHOG_PAPIK,
         {
             host: "https://us.i.posthog.com",
         }
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/env.client.ts b/packages/shared/src/env.client.ts
index 727feb59..f9bb0f1f 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/env.client.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/env.client.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     client: {
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT: z.enum(SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT).optional(),
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION: z.string().default("unknown"),
-        NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK: z.string().optional(),
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_BACKEND_DSN: z.string().optional(),
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT: z.string().optional(),
         NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY: z.string().optional(),
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     runtimeEnvStrict: {
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_VERSION,
-        NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_BACKEND_DSN: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_BACKEND_DSN,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT,
         NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/env.server.ts b/packages/shared/src/env.server.ts
index f9c63f9c..21c08563 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/env.server.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/env.server.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
         CONFIG_MAX_REPOS_NO_TOKEN: numberSchema.default(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER),
         NODE_ENV: z.enum(["development", "test", "production"]),
         SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: booleanSchema.default('false'),
+        POSTHOG_PAPIK: z.string(),
 
         // Database variables
         // Either DATABASE_URL or DATABASE_HOST, DATABASE_USERNAME, DATABASE_PASSWORD, and DATABASE_NAME must be set.
diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/layout.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/layout.tsx
index 4249c00f..13adfe05 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ export default function RootLayout({
                 <Toaster />
                 <SessionProvider>
                     <PlanProvider entitlements={getEntitlements()}>
-                        <PostHogProvider disabled={env.SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED === "true"}>
+                        <PostHogProvider
+                            isDisabled={env.SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED === "true"}
+                            // @note: the posthog api key doesn't need to be kept secret,
+                            // so we are safe to send it to the client.
+                            posthogApiKey={env.POSTHOG_PAPIK}
+                        >
                             <ThemeProvider
                                 attribute="class"
                                 defaultTheme="system"
diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/posthogProvider.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/posthogProvider.tsx
index 8f3bccc7..c13a289e 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/posthogProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/posthogProvider.tsx
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ function PostHogPageView() {
 
 interface PostHogProviderProps {
     children: React.ReactNode
-    disabled: boolean
+    isDisabled: boolean
+    posthogApiKey: string
 }
 
-export function PostHogProvider({ children, disabled }: PostHogProviderProps) {
+export function PostHogProvider({ children, isDisabled, posthogApiKey }: PostHogProviderProps) {
     const { data: session } = useSession();
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!disabled && env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK) {
-            console.debug(`PostHog telemetry enabled. Cloud environment: ${env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOURCEBOT_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT}`);
-            posthog.init(env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_PAPIK, {
+        if (!isDisabled) {
+            posthog.init(posthogApiKey, {
                 // @see next.config.mjs for path rewrites to the "/ingest" route.
                 api_host: "/ingest",
                 person_profiles: 'identified_only',
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function PostHogProvider({ children, disabled }: PostHogProviderProps) {
         } else {
             console.debug("PostHog telemetry disabled");
         }
-    }, [disabled]);
+    }, [isDisabled, posthogApiKey]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!session) {