diff --git a/docusaurus.config.ts b/docusaurus.config.ts
index 5f67a14..e1d0827 100644
--- a/docusaurus.config.ts
+++ b/docusaurus.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import "dotenv/config";
 import type { Config } from "@docusaurus/types";
 import type { VFile } from "vfile";
 
+import { getFromSecretOrEnv } from "./utils/general";
 import { loadConfig } from "./server/config-docs";
 import {
   getDocusaurusConfigVersionOptions,
@@ -26,14 +27,11 @@ const latestVersion = getLatestVersion();
 
 const config: Config = {
   customFields: {
-    inkeepConfig: (() => {
-      const configVars = process.env.secrets ? JSON.parse(process.env.secrets) : process.env;
-      return {
-        apiKey: configVars.INKEEP_API_KEY,
-        integrationId: configVars.INKEEP_INTEGRATION_ID,
-        organizationId: configVars.INKEEP_ORGANIZATION_ID,
+    inkeepConfig: {
+        apiKey: getFromSecretOrEnv("INKEEP_API_KEY"),
+        integrationId: getFromSecretOrEnv("INKEEP_INTEGRATION_ID"),
+        organizationId: getFromSecretOrEnv("INKEEP_ORGANIZATION_ID"),
       }
-    })(),
   },
   clientModules: [
     "./src/styles/variables.css",
diff --git a/server/youtube-meta.ts b/server/youtube-meta.ts
index 72e95cd..84e9e07 100644
--- a/server/youtube-meta.ts
+++ b/server/youtube-meta.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
  * Gets YouTube video metadate given video ID.
  */
 
-const YOUTUBE_API_KEY = process.env.YOUTUBE_API_KEY;
+import { getFromSecretOrEnv } from "../utils/general";
+
+const YOUTUBE_API_KEY = getFromSecretOrEnv("YOUTUBE_API_KEY");
 
 const REQUEST_PATH = "videos";
 const YOUTUBE_URL = "https://www.youtube.com/watch";
diff --git a/utils/general.ts b/utils/general.ts
index 85652b8..5c707ed 100644
--- a/utils/general.ts
+++ b/utils/general.ts
@@ -51,3 +51,9 @@ export const filterTextForXSS = (text: string): string => {
   }
   return text;
 };
+
+export const getFromSecretOrEnv = (name: string): string => {
+  // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/environment-secrets.html#access-environment-secrets
+  const configVars = process.env.secrets ? JSON.parse(process.env.secrets) : process.env;
+  return configVars[name]
+};