diff --git a/src/api/routes/chatbot.py b/src/api/routes/chatbot.py
index 256d431..e0b7460 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/chatbot.py
+++ b/src/api/routes/chatbot.py
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ def validate_worker_document():
             upload_folder = current_app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER']
             file_path = os.path.join(upload_folder, filename)
             file.save(file_path)
+            
+            print("loading document")
 
             # Load the document for processing
             docs = load_document(file_path)
+            
+            print("document loaded")
 
             # Instantiate the chatbot service
             chatbot = Chatbot()
diff --git a/src/utils/auth.py b/src/utils/auth.py
index 9a8d5d7..3738283 100644
--- a/src/utils/auth.py
+++ b/src/utils/auth.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from flask import Flask, session, redirect, url_for, request, g, jsonify
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 load_dotenv()
 
-API_KEY = "erp_3bb0e4be8508494bb23621fc10e76a7d"
+API_KEY = os.getenv("API_KEY") or "erp_3bb0e4be8508494bb23621fc10e76a7d"
 
 def auth_check(func):
     @wraps(func)