diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 3c7b46b5b..5623ae918 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import java.io.FileInputStream
-import java.util.Properties
-
 plugins {
   // supabase setup
   kotlin("plugin.serialization") version "2.0.0-RC1"
@@ -16,20 +13,25 @@ plugins {
   id("com.google.android.libraries.mapsplatform.secrets-gradle-plugin")
 }
 
+secrets {
+  propertiesFileName = "apikeys.properties"
+  defaultPropertiesFileName = "apikeys.defaults.properties"
+}
+
 android {
   namespace = "com.android.periodpals"
   compileSdk = 34
 
-  // Load the API key from apikeys.properties
-  val apikeysProperties = Properties()
-  val localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file("apikeys.properties")
-  if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
-    apikeysProperties.load(FileInputStream(localPropertiesFile))
-  }
-  val supabaseUrl = apikeysProperties.getProperty("SUPABASE_URL") ?: "couldnt get property"
-  val supabaseKey = apikeysProperties.getProperty("SUPABASE_KEY") ?: "couldnt get property"
-  val powersyncUrl = apikeysProperties.getProperty("POWERSYNC_URL") ?: "couldnt get property"
-  val serviceKey = apikeysProperties.getProperty("SERVICE_KEY") ?: "couldnt get property"
+  // // Load the API key from apikeys.properties
+  // val apikeysProperties = Properties()
+  // val localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file("apikeys.properties")
+  // if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
+  //   apikeysProperties.load(FileInputStream(localPropertiesFile))
+  // }
+  // val supabaseUrl = apikeysProperties.getProperty("SUPABASE_URL") ?: "couldnt get property"
+  // val supabaseKey = apikeysProperties.getProperty("SUPABASE_KEY") ?: "couldnt get property"
+  // val powersyncUrl = apikeysProperties.getProperty("POWERSYNC_URL") ?: "couldnt get property"
+  // val serviceKey = apikeysProperties.getProperty("SERVICE_KEY") ?: "couldnt get property"
 
   defaultConfig {
     applicationId = "com.android.periodpals"
@@ -41,10 +43,10 @@ android {
     testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     vectorDrawables { useSupportLibrary = true }
 
-    buildConfigField("String", "SUPABASE_URL", "\"${supabaseUrl}\"")
-    buildConfigField("String", "SUPABASE_KEY", "\"${supabaseKey}\"")
-    buildConfigField("String", "POWERSYNC_URL", "\"${powersyncUrl}\"")
-    buildConfigField("String", "SERVICE_KEY", "\"${serviceKey}\"")
+    // buildConfigField("String", "SUPABASE_URL", "\"${supabaseUrl}\"")
+    // buildConfigField("String", "SUPABASE_KEY", "\"${supabaseKey}\"")
+    // buildConfigField("String", "POWERSYNC_URL", "\"${powersyncUrl}\"")
+    // buildConfigField("String", "SERVICE_KEY", "\"${serviceKey}\"")
   }
 
   buildFeatures { buildConfig = true }
@@ -115,11 +117,6 @@ android {
   }
 }
 
-secrets {
-  propertiesFileName = "apikeys.properties"
-  defaultPropertiesFileName = "apikeys.defaults.properties"
-}
-
 sonar {
   properties {
     property("sonar.projectKey", "PeriodPals_periodpals")