diff --git a/packages/dai/src/eth/GasService.js b/packages/dai/src/eth/GasService.js
index c0ebb89db..48f6af448 100644
--- a/packages/dai/src/eth/GasService.js
+++ b/packages/dai/src/eth/GasService.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { PublicService } from '@makerdao/services-core';
 import map from 'lodash/map';
 import fetch from 'isomorphic-fetch';
 
+export const API_URL =
+  'https://ethgasstation.info/json/ethgasAPI.json?api-key=';
+
 export default class GasService extends PublicService {
   constructor(name = 'gas') {
     super(name, ['web3', 'log']);
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@ export default class GasService extends PublicService {
       this._parseConfig(settings.price, 'price');
     }
 
+    this._settings = settings;
+
     this._gasStationDataPromise = this.disablePrice
       ? Promise.resolve({})
       : this.fetchGasStationData();
@@ -43,9 +48,7 @@ export default class GasService extends PublicService {
 
   async fetchGasStationData() {
     try {
-      const response = await fetch(
-        'https://ethgasstation.info/json/ethgasAPI.json'
-      );
+      const response = await fetch(API_URL + this._settings.apiKey);
       return response.json();
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Error fetching gas data; disabling preset gas price');
diff --git a/packages/dai/test/eth/GasService2.spec.js b/packages/dai/test/eth/GasService2.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..516be3dd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dai/test/eth/GasService2.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// this is split out from the other GasService tests in order to mock fetching
+
+import { buildTestService } from '../helpers/serviceBuilders';
+import fetch from 'isomorphic-fetch';
+import { API_URL } from '../../src/eth/GasService';
+
+jest.mock('isomorphic-fetch', () => jest.fn());
+
+test('apiKey setting', async () => {
+  fetch.mockReturnValue(
+    new Promise(res =>
+      res({
+        json: () => ({ mock: true })
+      })
+    )
+  );
+  const service = buildTestService('gas', {
+    gas: {
+      apiKey: 'foo'
+    }
+  });
+  await service.manager().authenticate();
+  expect(fetch).toBeCalledWith(API_URL + 'foo');
+});