diff --git a/app/method.go b/app/method.go
index d72053d..ded24fc 100644
--- a/app/method.go
+++ b/app/method.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func initialCaretaker(c *gin.Context, f func(md common.MethodData) common.CodeMe
 	}
 
 	// requests from hanayo should not be rate limited.
-	if ip != "127.0.0.1" || c.Request.UserAgent() != "hanayo" {
+	if !(c.Request.Header.Get("H-Key") == cf.HanayoKey && c.Request.UserAgent() == "hanayo") {
 		perUserRequestLimiter(md.ID(), c.ClientIP())
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/start.go b/app/start.go
index 6806a54..ec44dfc 100644
--- a/app/start.go
+++ b/app/start.go
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-var db *sql.DB
+var (
+	db *sql.DB
+	cf common.Conf
+)
 
 // Start begins taking HTTP connections.
 func Start(conf common.Conf, dbO *sql.DB) *gin.Engine {
 	db = dbO
+	cf = conf
 
 	setUpLimiter()
 
diff --git a/common/conf.go b/common/conf.go
index 3afbf5d..2a129f5 100644
--- a/common/conf.go
+++ b/common/conf.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Conf struct {
 	ListenTo     string `description:"The IP/Port combination from which to take connections, e.g. :8080"`
 	Unix         bool   `description:"Bool indicating whether ListenTo is a UNIX socket or an address."`
 	SentryDSN    string `description:"thing for sentry whatever"`
+	HanayoKey    string
 }
 
 var cachedConf *Conf
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ func Load() (c Conf, halt bool) {
 			DSN:          "root@/ripple",
 			ListenTo:     ":40001",
 			Unix:         false,
+			HanayoKey:    "Potato",
 		}, "api.conf")
 		fmt.Println("Please compile the configuration file (api.conf).")
 	}