diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/giphy/giphy.conf b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/giphy/giphy.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d83ba7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/giphy/giphy.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[giphy]
+key = 12345678
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/giphy/giphy.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/giphy/giphy.py
index 666d5e1..d57da23 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/giphy/giphy.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/giphy/giphy.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # To use this plugin, you need to set up the Giphy API key for this bot in
-# ~/.giphy_config
+# giphy.conf in this (zulip_bots/bots/giphy/giphy/) directory.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function