diff --git a/backend/open_webui/config.py b/backend/open_webui/config.py
index d736489a80..db0e781a35 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/config.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/config.py
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ YANDEX_WEB_SEARCH_API_KEY = os.getenv('YANDEX_WEB_SEARCH_API_KEY', '')
 
 YANDEX_WEB_SEARCH_CONFIG = os.getenv('YANDEX_WEB_SEARCH_CONFIG', '')
 
-YOUCOM_API_KEY = os.getenv('YOUCOM_API_KEY', '')
+YOUCOM_API_KEY = os.getenv('YOUCOM_API_KEY', os.getenv('YDC_API_KEY',''))
 
 LINKUP_API_KEY = os.getenv('LINKUP_API_KEY', '')