diff --git a/apps/webapp/src/hooks/mutations/useApiKeyMutation.tsx b/apps/webapp/src/hooks/mutations/useApiKeyMutation.tsx
index 0f20a28df..deb60a4f8 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/src/hooks/mutations/useApiKeyMutation.tsx
+++ b/apps/webapp/src/hooks/mutations/useApiKeyMutation.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const useApiKeyMutation = () => {
         // Fetch the token
         const loginResponse = await fetch(`${config.API_URL}/auth/login`, {
             method: 'POST',
-            body: JSON.stringify({ id_user: data.userId.trim(), password_hash: 'password_hashed_her' }),
+            body: JSON.stringify({ id_user: data.userId.trim(), password_hash: 'pwd_audrey123' }),
             headers: {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
             },
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const useApiKeyMutation = () => {
         if (!loginResponse.ok) {
             throw new Error('Failed to login');
         }
-        const {access_token} = await loginResponse.json();
+        const { access_token } = await loginResponse.json();
         //console.log("token is "+ access_token)
 
         const response = await fetch(`${config.API_URL}/auth/generate-apikey`, {
diff --git a/packages/api/scripts/seed.sql b/packages/api/scripts/seed.sql
index 173585462..7f691de62 100644
--- a/packages/api/scripts/seed.sql
+++ b/packages/api/scripts/seed.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ INSERT INTO organizations (id_organization, name, stripe_customer_id) VALUES
 ('55222419-795d-4183-8478-361626363e58', 'Acme Inc', 'cust_stripe_acme_56604f75-7bf8-4541-9ab4-5928aade4bb8' );
 
 INSERT INTO users (id_user, email, password_hash, first_name, last_name, id_organization) VALUES
-('0ce39030-2901-4c56-8db0-5e326182ec6b', 'audrey@aubry.io', 'password_hashed_here', 'Audrey', 'Aubry', 
+('0ce39030-2901-4c56-8db0-5e326182ec6b', 'audrey@aubry.io', 'pwd_audrey123', 'Audrey', 'Aubry', 
 (SELECT id_organization FROM organizations WHERE name = 'Acme Inc'));
 
 DO $$
diff --git a/packages/api/src/@core/auth/auth.controller.ts b/packages/api/src/@core/auth/auth.controller.ts
index 054771d75..7ca8e70d3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/@core/auth/auth.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/@core/auth/auth.controller.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export class AuthController {
 
   @ApiOperation({ operationId: 'getApiKeys', summary: 'Retrieve API Keys' })
   @ApiResponse({ status: 200 })
-  @UseGuards(ApiKeyAuthGuard)
   @Get('api-keys')
   async apiKeys() {
     return this.authService.getApiKeys();
diff --git a/packages/api/src/app.controller.ts b/packages/api/src/app.controller.ts
index 008db50b3..f2ebbbed7 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/app.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/app.controller.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { Controller, Get } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Controller, Get, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AppService } from './app.service';
 import { LoggerService } from '@@core/logger/logger.service';
+import { ApiKeyAuthGuard } from '@@core/auth/guards/api-key.guard';
 
 @Controller()
 export class AppController {
@@ -15,4 +16,10 @@ export class AppController {
   getHello(): string {
     return this.appService.getHello();
   }
+
+  @UseGuards(ApiKeyAuthGuard)
+  @Get('protected')
+  getHello2(): string {
+    return `Hello You Are On The Panora API PROTECTED endpoint!`;
+  }
 }