diff --git a/api/dev/keys/d166bf8b-3615-444a-8932-c460b2132ba3.json b/api/dev/keys/d166bf8b-3615-444a-8932-c460b2132ba3.json
index 0ce830d3a..851fc6130 100644
--- a/api/dev/keys/d166bf8b-3615-444a-8932-c460b2132ba3.json
+++ b/api/dev/keys/d166bf8b-3615-444a-8932-c460b2132ba3.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "createdAt": "2024-12-19T16:49:56.848Z",
+  "createdAt": "2024-12-19T17:32:59.531Z",
   "description": "API key for Connect user",
   "id": "d166bf8b-3615-444a-8932-c460b2132ba3",
   "key": "3a4e2332891e879d2ac8c3f25ef03a7b54f70b62cd6c5a08a86189cdd19ba203",
diff --git a/api/src/mothership/utils/create-local-connect-api-key.ts b/api/src/mothership/utils/create-local-connect-api-key.ts
index 3dfb6a7c5..41e1267ef 100644
--- a/api/src/mothership/utils/create-local-connect-api-key.ts
+++ b/api/src/mothership/utils/create-local-connect-api-key.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const createLocalApiKeyForConnectIfNecessary = async () => {
     const { remote } = getters.config();
     const service = new ApiKeyService();
     // If the remote API Key is set and the local key is either not set or not found on disk, create a key
-    if (remote.apikey && (!remote.localApiKey || !(await service.findById(remote.localApiKey)))) {
+    if (remote.apikey && (!remote.localApiKey || !(await service.findByKey(remote.localApiKey)))) {
         minigraphLogger.debug('Creating local API key for Connect');
         // Create local API key
         const apiKeyService = new ApiKeyService();