diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2fb3bec..3d100e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17
       - name: Build
-        run: ./gradlew -PltsUser=${{ secrets.LTS_CUSTOMER_NAME }} -PltsPassword=${{ secrets.LTS_CUSTOMER_PASSWORD }} check
+        run: ./gradlew -PltsMavenUser=${{ secrets.LTS_MAVEN_USER }} -PltsMavenPassword=${{ secrets.LTS_MAVEN_PASSWORD }} check
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d57537..cfc1ee0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ The LTS version of the http4k libraries are hosted in a private Maven repository
 Configuring Gradle to use the private Maven repo can be done by using a custom repository: 
 
 ```kotlin
-val ltsUser: String by project
-val ltsPassword: String by project
+val ltsMavenUser: String by project
+val ltsMavenPassword: String by project
 
 repositories {
     maven {
         credentials {
-            username = ltsUser
-            password = ltsPassword
+            username = ltsMavenUser
+            password = ltsMavenPassword
         }
         url = URI("https://maven.http4k.org")
     }
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ repositories {
 }
 ```
 
-To set up access in your Gradle build, you will need to pass the credentials in some fashion. The easiest way to do this is to put them in your `gradle.properties` or to pass them on the command line. The properties are `ltsUser` and `ltsPassword`:
+To set up access in your Gradle build, you will need to pass the credentials in some fashion. The easiest way to do this is to put them in your `gradle.properties` or to pass them on the command line. The properties are `ltsMavenUser` and `ltsMavenPassword`:
 
 ```shell
-./gradlew -PltsUser=lts_username -PltsPassword=secret_password check
+./gradlew -PltsMavenUser=lts_username -PltsMavenPassword=secret_password check
 ```
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 1ecd88f..e169853 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ kotlin {
     }
 }
 
-val ltsUser: String by project
-val ltsPassword: String by project
+val ltsMavenUser: String = project.findProperty("ltsMavenUser") as? String ?: System.getenv("LTS_MAVEN_USER")
+val ltsMavenPassword: String = project.findProperty("ltsMavenPassword") as? String ?: System.getenv("LTS_MAVEN_PASSWORD")
 
 repositories {
     maven {
         credentials {
-            username = ltsUser
-            password = ltsPassword
+            username = ltsMavenUser
+            password = ltsMavenPassword
         }
         url = URI("https://maven.http4k.org")
     }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1d02993..7d08a8e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 http4kVersion=4.48.0.1
-ltsUser=replace_me
-ltsPassword=replace_me