diff --git a/web/config/dev.exs b/web/config/dev.exs
index 57bb9e14e..ff994c164 100644
--- a/web/config/dev.exs
+++ b/web/config/dev.exs
@@ -110,3 +110,5 @@ config :zk_arcade, :nft_contract_address, "0xdbC43Ba45381e02825b14322cDdd15eC4B3
 
 config :zk_arcade, :ip_info_api_key, "<IP_INFO_API_KEY>"
 config :zk_arcade, :ipgeolocation_api_key, "<IPGEOLOCATION_API_KEY>"
+
+config :zk_arcade, :eth_usd_price_fallback, System.get_env("ETH_PRICE_USD")
diff --git a/web/config/runtime.exs b/web/config/runtime.exs
index 108621e16..49e5c827f 100644
--- a/web/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/web/config/runtime.exs
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ if config_env() == :prod do
   config :zk_arcade, :ip_info_api_key, System.get_env("IP_INFO_API_KEY")
   config :zk_arcade, :ipgeolocation_api_key, System.get_env("IPGEOLOCATION_API_KEY")
 
+  config :zk_arcade, :eth_usd_price_fallback, String.to_float(System.get_env("ETH_PRICE_USD"))
+
   newrelic_license_key = System.get_env("NEWRELIC_KEY")
   newrelic_app_name = System.get_env("NEWRELIC_APP_NAME")
 
diff --git a/web/lib/zk_arcade/eth_price.ex b/web/lib/zk_arcade/eth_price.ex
index 62f954836..93502853b 100644
--- a/web/lib/zk_arcade/eth_price.ex
+++ b/web/lib/zk_arcade/eth_price.ex
@@ -45,8 +45,23 @@ defmodule ZkArcade.EthPrice do
         case fetch_from_cryptoprices() do
           {:ok, price} ->
             {:ok, price}
-          {:error, reason} ->
-            {:error, reason}
+          {:error, _} ->
+            # As a last option, try to get from environment variable
+
+            Logger.error("Failed to get the initial ETH price from coingecko and cryptoprices, using environment set value as fallback")
+
+            case Application.get_env(:zk_arcade, :eth_usd_price_fallback) do
+              nil ->
+                {:error, "ETH_PRICE_USD environment variable is not set"}
+              price_str ->
+                case Float.parse(price_str) do
+                  {price, ""} when is_float(price) and price > 0 ->
+                    Logger.info("Successfully fetched ETH price from environment variable: #{price}")
+                    {:ok, price}
+                  _ ->
+                    {:error, "Invalid ETH_PRICE_USD environment variable format"}
+                end
+            end
         end
     end
   end