diff --git a/src/gui/tmdb.cpp b/src/gui/tmdb.cpp
index 2dc19a45d..0f7096e67 100644
--- a/src/gui/tmdb.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tmdb.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #define URL_TIMEOUT 60
-#define API_KEY_1 "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
-#define API_KEY_2 "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
-#define API_KEY_3 "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
-#define API_KEY_4 "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 #define TMDB_COVER "/tmp/tmdb.jpg"
 
 cTmdb::cTmdb(std::string epgtitle)
@@ -71,6 +67,11 @@ cTmdb::cTmdb(std::string epgtitle)
 	sx = getScreenStartX(ox);
 	sy = getScreenStartY(oy + buttonheight); /* button box is handled separately (why?) */
 
+#ifdef TMDB_API_KEY
+	key = TMDB_API_KEY;
+#else
+	key = g_settings.tmdb_api_key;
+#endif
 
 	GetMovieDetails();
 }
@@ -190,18 +191,11 @@ bool cTmdb::DownloadUrl(std::string url, std::string file, CURL *_curl_handle)
 	}
 	return true;
 }
-std::string cTmdb::random_API_KEY()
-{
-	std::string keys[] = {API_KEY_1,API_KEY_2,API_KEY_3,API_KEY_4};
-	int i = rand() % (sizeof(keys) / sizeof(keys[0]));
-	return keys[i];
-}
-
 
 bool cTmdb::GetMovieDetails()
 {
 	printf("[TMDB]: %s\n",__func__);
-	std::string url	= "http://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/multi?api_key="+random_API_KEY()+"&language=de&query=" + encodeUrl(minfo.epgtitle);
+	std::string url	= "http://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/multi?api_key="+key+"&language=de&query=" + encodeUrl(minfo.epgtitle);
 	std::string answer;
 	if (!getUrl(url, answer))
 		return false;
@@ -224,7 +218,7 @@ bool cTmdb::GetMovieDetails()
 		minfo.id = elements[0].get("id",-1).asInt();
 		minfo.media_type = elements[0].get("media_type","").asString();
 		if (minfo.id > -1) {
-			url	= "http://api.themoviedb.org/3/"+minfo.media_type+"/"+to_string(minfo.id)+"?api_key="+random_API_KEY()+"&language=de&append_to_response=credits";
+			url = "http://api.themoviedb.org/3/"+minfo.media_type+"/"+to_string(minfo.id)+"?api_key="+key+"&language=de&append_to_response=credits";
 			answer.clear();
 			if (!getUrl(url, answer))
 				return false;
diff --git a/src/gui/tmdb.h b/src/gui/tmdb.h
index 2e5e82a03..fc7d84198 100644
--- a/src/gui/tmdb.h
+++ b/src/gui/tmdb.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class cTmdb
 		static size_t CurlWriteToString(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *data);
 		std::string encodeUrl(std::string txt);
 		std::string decodeUrl(std::string url);
-		std::string random_API_KEY();
+		std::string key; // tmdb api key
 		bool getUrl(std::string &url, std::string &answer, CURL *_curl_handle = NULL);
 		bool DownloadUrl(std::string url, std::string file, CURL *_curl_handle = NULL);
 		bool GetMovieDetails();
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 9c9a54919..451f340e2 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
 	//Movie-Player
 	g_settings.movieplayer_repeat_on = configfile.getInt32("movieplayer_repeat_on", CMoviePlayerGui::REPEAT_OFF);
 	g_settings.youtube_dev_id = configfile.getString("youtube_dev_id","XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");
+	g_settings.tmdb_api_key = configfile.getString("tmdb_api_key","XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");
 
 	//Filebrowser
 	g_settings.filebrowser_showrights =  configfile.getInt32("filebrowser_showrights", 1);
@@ -1303,6 +1304,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::saveSetup(const char * fname)
 	//Movie-Player
 	configfile.setInt32( "movieplayer_repeat_on", g_settings.movieplayer_repeat_on );
 	configfile.setString( "youtube_dev_id", g_settings.youtube_dev_id );
+	configfile.setString( "tmdb_api_key", g_settings.tmdb_api_key );
 
 	//Filebrowser
 	configfile.setInt32("filebrowser_showrights", g_settings.filebrowser_showrights);
diff --git a/src/system/settings.h b/src/system/settings.h
index a6cc0b6c8..f31688213 100644
--- a/src/system/settings.h
+++ b/src/system/settings.h
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ struct SNeutrinoSettings
 	//movieplayer
 	int   movieplayer_repeat_on;
 	std::string youtube_dev_id;
+	std::string tmdb_api_key;
 
 	//zapit setup
 	std::string StartChannelTV;