diff --git a/bbot/modules/leakix.py b/bbot/modules/leakix.py
index 0d697c4ff0..ba098f800f 100644
--- a/bbot/modules/leakix.py
+++ b/bbot/modules/leakix.py
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ class leakix(subdomain_enum_apikey):
     base_url = "https://leakix.net"
     ping_url = f"{base_url}/host/1.1.1.1"
 
+    async def setup(self):
+        ret = await super(subdomain_enum_apikey, self).setup()
+        self.api_key = self.config.get("api_key", "")
+        if self.api_key:
+            return await self.require_api_key()
+        return ret
+
     def prepare_api_request(self, url, kwargs):
         if self.api_key:
             kwargs["headers"]["api-key"] = self.api_key
diff --git a/bbot/test/test_step_2/module_tests/test_module_leakix.py b/bbot/test/test_step_2/module_tests/test_module_leakix.py
index 0c7a0a5290..13b9221594 100644
--- a/bbot/test/test_step_2/module_tests/test_module_leakix.py
+++ b/bbot/test/test_step_2/module_tests/test_module_leakix.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class TestLeakIX_NoAPIKey(ModuleTestBase):
     modules_overrides = ["leakix"]
 
     async def setup_before_prep(self, module_test):
+        module_test.httpx_mock.add_response(
+            url="https://leakix.net/host/1.1.1.1",
+            json={"title": "Not Found", "description": "Host not found"},
+        )
         module_test.httpx_mock.add_response(
             url=f"https://leakix.net/api/subdomains/blacklanternsecurity.com",
             json=[