diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index d7aad5d132ecec266496bbfe850b1d7fde027ade..3290df3c1c19294071f0d406132c3a708cdb3ac9 120000
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ lazy_static! {
     pub static ref CONFIG: UccbotConfig = toml::from_str(&CONFIG_FILE).unwrap();
 }
 
-pub static DISCORD_TOKEN: &str = include_str!("discord_token");
-
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct UccbotConfig {
     pub server_id: u64,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 53cb2ffd779581d0cfb3dcf5e5e3886413b27697..7c05828daaa72a40f62225ed7be1b88e53aa7561 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 extern crate log;
 extern crate simplelog;
 use simplelog::*;
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::fs::{File, read_to_string};
 
 use serenity::{
     model::{channel, channel::Message, gateway::Ready, guild::Member},
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 
     // Configure the client with your Discord bot token in the environment.
-    let token = config::DISCORD_TOKEN;
+    let token = read_to_string("discord_token").unwrap();
 
     // Create a new instance of the Client, logging in as a bot. This will
     // automatically prepend your bot token with "Bot ", which is a requirement