diff --git a/examples/pipelines/providers/cohere_manifold_pipeline.py b/examples/pipelines/providers/cohere_manifold_pipeline.py
index 4bdd7fe..61fcf8b 100644
--- a/examples/pipelines/providers/cohere_manifold_pipeline.py
+++ b/examples/pipelines/providers/cohere_manifold_pipeline.py
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class Pipeline:
 
         self.name = "cohere/"
 
-        self.valves = self.Valves(**{"COHERE_API_KEY": os.getenv("COHERE_API_KEY")})
+        self.valves = self.Valves(
+            **{"COHERE_API_KEY": os.getenv("COHERE_API_KEY", "your-api-key-here")}
+        )
 
         self.pipelines = self.get_cohere_models()