diff --git a/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts b/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts
index 0d743f375..0ead0be1b 100644
--- a/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/controllers/instance.controller.ts
@@ -687,7 +687,6 @@ export class InstanceController {
 
     if (env.KEY !== key) {
       const instanceByKey = await this.repository.auth.findByKey(key);
-      console.log('instanceByKey', instanceByKey);
       if (instanceByKey) {
         name = instanceByKey._id;
         arrayReturn = true;
diff --git a/src/api/guards/auth.guard.ts b/src/api/guards/auth.guard.ts
index b7c7c7c0d..8168e80fa 100644
--- a/src/api/guards/auth.guard.ts
+++ b/src/api/guards/auth.guard.ts
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ async function apikey(req: Request, _: Response, next: NextFunction) {
         return next();
       }
     } else {
-      const instanceByKey = await repository.auth.findByKey(key);
-      if (instanceByKey) {
-        return next();
+      if (req.originalUrl.includes('/instance/fetchInstances')) {
+        const instanceByKey = await repository.auth.findByKey(key);
+        if (instanceByKey) {
+          return next();
+        }
       }
     }
   } catch (error) {