diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SendReminders.php b/app/Console/Commands/SendReminders.php
index 4d0788cdaf08..9e3a5640e506 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/SendReminders.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SendReminders.php
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class SendReminders extends Command
         $data = CurlUtils::get(config('ninja.exchange_rates_url'));
         $data = json_decode($data);
 
-        Currency::whereCode('EUR')->update(['exchange_rate' => 1]);
+        Currency::whereCode(config('ninja.exchange_rates_base'))->update(['exchange_rate' => 1]);
 
         foreach ($data->rates as $code => $rate) {
             Currency::whereCode($code)->update(['exchange_rate' => $rate]);
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index 065a0979a5f9..7a9b9b3fb0c9 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ return [
 
     // data services
     'exchange_rates_url' => env('EXCHANGE_RATES_URL', 'https://api.fixer.io/latest'),
+    'exchange_rates_base' => env('EXCHANGE_RATES_BASE', 'EUR'),
 
 ];
diff --git a/resources/views/money_script.blade.php b/resources/views/money_script.blade.php
index 41476eb07488..4eb87f3bd50a 100644
--- a/resources/views/money_script.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/money_script.blade.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         countryMap[country.id] = country;
     }
 
-    fx.base = 'EUR';
+    fx.base = '{{ config('ninja.exchange_rates_base') }}';
     fx.rates = {!! cache('currencies')
                     ->keyBy('code')
                     ->map(function($item, $key) {