omfg like this maybe?

api/queries.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ export const usePublicApi = (serverUrl: string) => useQuery({
 export const useApi = () => useQuery({
     queryKey: [QueryKeys.Api],
     queryFn: async ({ queryKey }) => {
-        createApi();
+        return createApi();
     }
 })