diff --git a/notebooks/Session_1.ipynb b/notebooks/Session_1.ipynb
index 543cb6c..9628c6d 100644
--- a/notebooks/Session_1.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/Session_1.ipynb
@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@
         "    #generate and share \"your\" unique hash\n",
         "    os.environ['USER_HASH'] = secrets.token_hex(nbytes=6)\n",
         "    print(f\"Your unique user hash is: {os.environ['USER_HASH']}\")\n",
+        "\n",
+        "    #get the current API key and combine with your hash\n",
+        "    os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY'] = f\"{os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY']} {os.environ['USER_HASH']}\"\n",
         "else:\n",
         "    openai.api_type = os.environ['OPENAI_API_TYPE']\n",
         "    openai.api_version = os.environ['OPENAI_API_VERSION']\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/Session_2.ipynb b/notebooks/Session_2.ipynb
index 2508e05..0b014f0 100644
--- a/notebooks/Session_2.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/Session_2.ipynb
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@
         "\n",
         "  #generate and share \"your\" unique hash\n",
         "  os.environ['USER_HASH'] = secrets.token_hex(nbytes=6)\n",
-        "  print(f\"Your unique user hash is: {os.environ['USER_HASH']}\")\n"
+        "  print(f\"Your unique user hash is: {os.environ['USER_HASH']}\")\n",
+        "\n",
+        "  #get the current API key and combine with your hash\n",
+        "  os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY'] = f\"{os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY']} {os.environ['USER_HASH']}\"\n"
       ]
     },
     {