diff --git a/utils/InMemoryDB.cs b/utils/InMemoryDB.cs
index db6b342..f859d7a 100644
--- a/utils/InMemoryDB.cs
+++ b/utils/InMemoryDB.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class InMemoryDb
     private InMemoryDb()
     {
         SettingsManager = new SettingsManager<AppSettings>();
-        if (SettingsManager.Settings.ApiKey != string.Empty)
+        if (SettingsManager.Settings.ApiKey != null)
         {
             InitOpenAIClient();
         }
diff --git a/utils/SetttingsManager.cs b/utils/SetttingsManager.cs
index 66826ab..6205723 100644
--- a/utils/SetttingsManager.cs
+++ b/utils/SetttingsManager.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class SettingsManager<T> where T : class, new()
     public SettingsManager(string appName = "highminded")
     {
        _settingsPath = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "settings.json");
-       Settings = Load();
+        Settings = Load();
     } 
     
     private T Load()