diff --git a/examples/google.html b/examples/google.html
index 5d01a946d6..9c8edfc55d 100644
--- a/examples/google.html
+++ b/examples/google.html
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
             background-color: red;
         }
     </style>
+
+    <!-- this gmaps key generated for http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/ -->
+    <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAA9XNhd8q0UdwNC7YSO4YZghSFlP1vS7NSrXiZ9NAARnuvkjqCoxQsKhRsZMsKMCDYx2Z0AVkFE1Y6kw'></script>
     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">
         <!--