diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b35bf9e0..3efbd1ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -138,3 +138,4 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 # Windows shortcuts
 *.lnk
 .idea/
+discordtoken.txt
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 332a5792..bcd0de1d 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@ async def on_ready():
     print(client.user.name)
     print(client.user.id)
 
-client.run("token")
+# Get the discord bot token from "discordtoken.txt"
+f = open("discordtoken.txt", "r")
+token = f.read()
+f.close()
+
+client.run(token)