diff --git a/src/app/api/graphql/route.ts b/src/app/api/graphql/route.ts
index 8a5795b..384c403 100644
--- a/src/app/api/graphql/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/graphql/route.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ interface NextContext {
 const environment = process.env.NODE_ENV || "development";
 
 const isValidApiKey = (apiKey: string): boolean => {
-  const envApiKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_TOKEN || process.env.API_TOKEN;
+  const envApiKey =
+    process.env.API_TOKEN || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_TOKEN || "";
 
   return apiKey === envApiKey;
 };
diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index d00dda4..a8d4b96 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export default function RootLayout({
       suspense: true,
       fetchOptions: {
         headers: {
-          "x-api-key": process.env?.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_TOKEN || ""
+          "x-api-key":
+            process.env?.API_TOKEN || process.env?.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_TOKEN || ""
         }
       }
     });