diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d29575..cc964cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /build
 
 # misc
+.env
 .DS_Store
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
diff --git a/src/.env b/src/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 5639787..0000000
--- a/src/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-REACT_APP_API_KEY=AIzaSyBZz2Y7jQpqu7lywQme8kRs77MpF5h9ZfM
-REACT_APP_AUTH_DOMAIN=gitfinder-5dde8.firebaseapp.com
-REACT_APP_PROJECT_ID=gitfinder-5dde8
-REACT_APP_STORAGE=gitfinder-5dde8.appspot.com
-REACT_APP_MSI=846943126401
-REACT_APP_APP_ID=1:846943126401:web:9cf71dd8b7f365c4605e80
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 62d6510..84eb075 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ import About from "./pages/About";
 export default function App() {
   let githubUsername;
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  //delete document.cookie
+  function delete_cookie(name) {
+    document.cookie = name +'=; Path=/; Expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:01 GMT;';
+  }
+  if (document.cookie.length > 19) {
+    delete_cookie("_xsrf");
+  }
   function authenticateUser() {
     auth
       .signInWithPopup(provider)
diff --git a/src/firebase.js b/src/firebase.js
index 2b8978f..5330981 100644
--- a/src/firebase.js
+++ b/src/firebase.js
@@ -6,15 +6,23 @@ import "firebase/compat/firestore";
 import "firebase/compat/database";
 
 // Your web app's Firebase configuration
+// const firebaseConfig = {
+//   apiKey: "AIzaSyBZz2Y7jQpqu7lywQme8kRs77MpF5h9ZfM",
+//   authDomain: "gitfinder-5dde8.firebaseapp.com",
+//   projectId: "gitfinder-5dde8",
+//   storageBucket: "gitfinder-5dde8.appspot.com",
+//   messagingSenderId: "846943126401",
+//   appId: "1:846943126401:web:9cf71dd8b7f365c4605e80",
+//   measurementId: "G-WW75V7S61R"
+// };
 const firebaseConfig = {
-  apiKey: "AIzaSyBZz2Y7jQpqu7lywQme8kRs77MpF5h9ZfM",
-  authDomain: "gitfinder-5dde8.firebaseapp.com",
-  projectId: "gitfinder-5dde8",
-  storageBucket: "gitfinder-5dde8.appspot.com",
-  messagingSenderId: "846943126401",
-  appId: "1:846943126401:web:9cf71dd8b7f365c4605e80",
-  measurementId: "G-WW75V7S61R"
-};
+  apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_API_KEY,
+  authDomain: process.env.REACT_APP_AUTH_DOMAIN,
+  projectId: process.env.REACT_APP_PROJECT_ID,
+  storageBucket: process.env.REACT_APP_STORAGE,
+  messagingSenderId: process.env.REACT_APP_MSI,
+  appId: process.env.REACT_APP_APP_ID
+}
 
 // Initialize Firebase
 const firebaseApp = firebase.initializeApp(firebaseConfig);