diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index baed21e4..b5ee4865 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ of the JSON credentials file.
 
 * By default (in accordance with Google's terms of service), we add
   "[translated by Google]" to the end of all translated messages. You
-may customize this attribution text via the environment variable
-`GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_ATTRIBUTION`.
+may customize this attribution via `TranslationAttribution` config key.
 
 ## Examples 
 ### Bridge mattermost (off-topic) - irc (#testing)
diff --git a/bridge/config/config.go b/bridge/config/config.go
index fac68977..7d2808be 100644
--- a/bridge/config/config.go
+++ b/bridge/config/config.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ type Protocol struct {
 	WebhookBindAddress     string     // mattermost, slack
 	WebhookURL             string     // mattermost, slack
 	WebhookUse             string     // mattermost, slack, discord
+	TranslationAttribution string     // all protocols
 }
 
 type ChannelOptions struct {
diff --git a/gateway/gateway.go b/gateway/gateway.go
index 1b3ec41e..33c42795 100644
--- a/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -334,17 +334,12 @@ func (gw *Gateway) handleMessage(msg config.Message, dest *bridge.Bridge) []*BrM
 		msg.ID = ""
 		if (gw.Router.GTClient != nil) && (channel.Options.Locale != "") {
 
-			attribution, ok := os.LookupEnv("GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_ATTRIBUTION")
-			if !(ok) {
-				attribution = " [translated by Google]"
-			}
-
 			ctx := context.Background()
 
 			client := gw.Router.GTClient
 			defer client.Close()
 
-			text := msg.Text
+			text := origmsg.Text
 			var results [][]string
 
 			// colons: add temp token
@@ -479,7 +474,9 @@ func (gw *Gateway) handleMessage(msg config.Message, dest *bridge.Bridge) []*BrM
 				text = regexp.MustCompile(`(ː)([ $])`).ReplaceAllString(text, ":$2")
 				text = html.UnescapeString(text)
 
-				msg.Text = text + attribution
+				text = text + gw.Router.General.TranslationAttribution
+
+				msg.Text = text
 			}
 		}
 		if res, ok := gw.Messages.Get(origmsg.ID); ok {
diff --git a/matterbridge.toml.sample b/matterbridge.toml.sample
index e548ec70..5b969339 100644
--- a/matterbridge.toml.sample
+++ b/matterbridge.toml.sample
@@ -1289,6 +1289,10 @@ MediaDownloadSize=1000000
 #OPTIONAL (default empty)
 MediaDownloadBlacklist=[".html$",".htm$"]
 
+# When Google Translate API feature is enabled, this will be appended to each
+# translated message. (This is required by Google's terms of service.)
+TranslationAttribution=" [translated by Google]"
+
 ###################################################################
 #Gateway configuration
 ###################################################################