diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_nodion.sh b/dnsapi/dns_nodion.sh
index df1b77e2..c2b694e2 100644
--- a/dnsapi/dns_nodion.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_nodion.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dns_nodion_add() {
   fulldomain=$1
   txtvalue=$2
 
+  NODION_API_KEY="${NODION_API_KEY:-$(_readaccountconf_mutable NODION_API_KEY)}"
+
   if [ -z "$NODION_API_KEY" ]; then
     NODION_API_KEY=""
     _err "You didn't specify a NODION_API_KEY."