diff --git a/tools/qdata b/tools/qdata
index c9745900..5ca61e45 100755
--- a/tools/qdata
+++ b/tools/qdata
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ if [ -f "apikey.txt" ]; then
   apikey=$(cat "apikey.txt")
 elif [ -f "${script_dir}/../apikey.txt" ]; then
   apikey=$(cat "${script_dir}/../apikey.txt")
+elif [ -f "${HOME}/qortal/apikey.txt" ]; then
+  apikey=$(cat "${HOME}/qortal/apikey.txt")
 fi
 
 method=$1
diff --git a/tools/qort b/tools/qort
index dcce34d2..79712b1b 100755
--- a/tools/qort
+++ b/tools/qort
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ if [ -f "apikey.txt" ]; then
   apikey=$(cat "apikey.txt")
 elif [ -f "${script_dir}/../apikey.txt" ]; then
   apikey=$(cat "${script_dir}/../apikey.txt")
+elif [ -f "${HOME}/qortal/apikey.txt" ]; then
+  apikey=$(cat "${HOME}/qortal/apikey.txt")
 fi
 
 if [ "${url:0:4}" != "http" ]; then