diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 37000b9f..755675f7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "twinny",
-  "version": "3.19.23",
+  "version": "3.19.24",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "twinny",
-      "version": "3.19.23",
+      "version": "3.19.24",
       "cpu": [
         "x64",
         "arm64"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4e1ce9e..4d56da79 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "twinny",
   "displayName": "twinny - AI Code Completion and Chat",
   "description": "Locally hosted AI code completion plugin for vscode",
-  "version": "3.19.23",
+  "version": "3.19.24",
   "icon": "assets/icon.png",
   "keywords": [
     "code-inference",
diff --git a/src/extension/chat-service.ts b/src/extension/chat-service.ts
index 8a77ddaa..da2a336e 100644
--- a/src/extension/chat-service.ts
+++ b/src/extension/chat-service.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export class ChatService extends Base {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${provider.apiKey}`,
+        Authorization: provider?.apiKey ? `Bearer ${provider.apiKey}` : undefined,
       },
     }