diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SendReminders.php b/app/Console/Commands/SendReminders.php
index bc2a54b6bdd8..569b3c98ece6 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/SendReminders.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SendReminders.php
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class SendReminders extends Command
     {
         $this->info('Loading latest exchange rates...');
 
-        $data = CurlUtils::get('https://api.fixer.io/latest');
+        $data = CurlUtils::get(config('ninja.exchange_rates_url'));
         $data = json_decode($data);
 
         Currency::whereCode('EUR')->update(['exchange_rate' => 1]);
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index a3e4e6abd15b..065a0979a5f9 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@ return [
     'coupon_75_off' => env('COUPON_75_OFF', false),
     'coupon_free_year' => env('COUPON_FREE_YEAR', false),
 
+    // data services
+    'exchange_rates_url' => env('EXCHANGE_RATES_URL', 'https://api.fixer.io/latest'),
+
 ];