diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/environment.ts b/packages/crypto/src/environment.ts
index c1f72210..8efe296d 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/environment.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
-export const getEnv = (env: string | undefined, defaultValue?: string, required?: boolean) => {
-	if (required && !env && !defaultValue) {
-		throw new Error(`Missing required environment variable`);
-	}
-
+export const getEnv = (env: string | undefined, defaultValue?: string) => {
 	return env ?? defaultValue;
 }
 
@@ -14,4 +10,4 @@ dotenv.config({
 });
 
 // @note: You can use https://generate-random.org/encryption-key-generator to create a new 32 byte key
-export const SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY = getEnv(process.env.SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY, undefined, true)!;
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+export const SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY = getEnv(process.env.SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY);
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diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/index.ts b/packages/crypto/src/index.ts
index fc63f764..f0128297 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ const generateIV = (): Buffer => {
 };
 
 export function encrypt(text: string): { iv: string; encryptedData: string } {
+    if (!SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY) {
+        throw new Error('Encryption key is not set');
+    }
+
     const encryptionKey = Buffer.from(SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY, 'ascii');
 
     const iv = generateIV();
@@ -21,6 +25,10 @@ export function encrypt(text: string): { iv: string; encryptedData: string } {
 }
 
 export function decrypt(iv: string, encryptedText: string): string {
+    if (!SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY) {
+        throw new Error('Encryption key is not set');
+    }
+
     const encryptionKey = Buffer.from(SOURCEBOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY, 'ascii');
 
     const ivBuffer = Buffer.from(iv, 'hex');