diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views.py
index 956a3747f0..91ea8793f1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views.py
@@ -599,7 +599,9 @@ def instructor_dashboard(request, course_id):
         logs and swallows errors.
         """
         url = settings.ANALYTICS_SERVER_URL + \
-              "get?aname={}&course_id={}".format(analytics_name, course_id)
+              "get?aname={}&course_id={}&apikey={}".format(analytics_name,
+                                                           course_id,
+                                                           settings.ANALYTICS_API_KEY)
         try:
             res = requests.get(url)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index 2320bee225..cc9247b876 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -113,3 +113,4 @@ DATADOG_API = AUTH_TOKENS.get("DATADOG_API")
 
 # Analytics dashboard server
 ANALYTICS_SERVER_URL = ENV_TOKENS.get("ANALYTICS_SERVER_URL")
+ANALYTICS_API_KEY = AUTH_TOKENS.get("ANALYTICS_API_KEY", "")
diff --git a/lms/envs/dev.py b/lms/envs/dev.py
index 75e74fed08..f5b30c948b 100644
--- a/lms/envs/dev.py
+++ b/lms/envs/dev.py
@@ -221,3 +221,4 @@ PEARSON_TEST_PASSWORD = "12345"
 ########################## ANALYTICS TESTING ########################
 
 ANALYTICS_SERVER_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:9000/"
+ANALYTICS_API_KEY = ""
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