diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/models/runtimeEnvironment.server.ts b/apps/webapp/app/models/runtimeEnvironment.server.ts
index 43ead8fd8..dcf14d6d6 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/models/runtimeEnvironment.server.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/models/runtimeEnvironment.server.ts
@@ -17,17 +17,10 @@ export async function findEnvironmentByApiKey(apiKey: string) {
   return environment;
 }
 
-export async function findEnvironmentByPublicOrPrivateApiKey(apiKey: string) {
-  const environment = await prisma.runtimeEnvironment.findFirst({
+export async function findEnvironmentByPublicApiKey(apiKey: string) {
+  const environment = await prisma.runtimeEnvironment.findUnique({
     where: {
-      OR: [
-        {
-          apiKey,
-        },
-        {
-          pkApiKey: apiKey,
-        },
-      ],
+      pkApiKey: apiKey,
     },
     include: {
       project: true,
diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/services/apiAuth.server.ts b/apps/webapp/app/services/apiAuth.server.ts
index a2c6241aa..bf6c6dfec 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/services/apiAuth.server.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/services/apiAuth.server.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 import {
   findEnvironmentByApiKey,
-  findEnvironmentByPublicOrPrivateApiKey,
+  findEnvironmentByPublicApiKey,
 } from "~/models/runtimeEnvironment.server";
 
 const AuthorizationHeaderSchema = z.string().regex(/^Bearer .+$/);
@@ -14,6 +14,30 @@ export async function authenticateApiRequest(
   request: Request,
   { allowPublicKey = false }: { allowPublicKey?: boolean } = {}
 ): Promise<AuthenticatedEnvironment | null | undefined> {
+  const result = getApiKeyFromRequest(request);
+
+  if (!result) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  //if it's a public API key and we don't allow public keys, return
+  if (!allowPublicKey) {
+    return findEnvironmentByApiKey(result.apiKey);
+  }
+
+  switch (result.type) {
+    case "PUBLIC":
+      return findEnvironmentByPublicApiKey(result.apiKey);
+    case "PRIVATE":
+      return findEnvironmentByApiKey(result.apiKey);
+  }
+}
+
+export function isPublicApiKey(key: string) {
+  return key.startsWith("pk_");
+}
+
+export function getApiKeyFromRequest(request: Request) {
   const rawAuthorization = request.headers.get("Authorization");
 
   const authorization = AuthorizationHeaderSchema.safeParse(rawAuthorization);
@@ -22,10 +46,8 @@ export async function authenticateApiRequest(
   }
 
   const apiKey = authorization.data.replace(/^Bearer /, "");
-
-  if (allowPublicKey) {
-    return findEnvironmentByPublicOrPrivateApiKey(apiKey);
-  }
-
-  return findEnvironmentByApiKey(apiKey);
+  const type = isPublicApiKey(apiKey)
+    ? ("PUBLIC" as const)
+    : ("PRIVATE" as const);
+  return { apiKey, type };
 }