diff --git a/bbot/modules/leakix.py b/bbot/modules/leakix.py
index 22be7513d..0d697c4ff 100644
--- a/bbot/modules/leakix.py
+++ b/bbot/modules/leakix.py
@@ -15,20 +15,12 @@ class leakix(subdomain_enum_apikey):
     }
 
     base_url = "https://leakix.net"
-    ping_url = f"{base_url}/host/1.2.3.4.5"
-
-    async def setup(self):
-        ret = await super(subdomain_enum_apikey, self).setup()
-        self.headers = {"Accept": "application/json"}
-        self.api_key = self.config.get("api_key", "")
-        if self.api_key:
-            self.headers["api-key"] = self.api_key
-            return await self.require_api_key()
-        return ret
+    ping_url = f"{base_url}/host/1.1.1.1"
 
     def prepare_api_request(self, url, kwargs):
         if self.api_key:
             kwargs["headers"]["api-key"] = self.api_key
+            kwargs["headers"]["Accept"] = "application/json"
         return url, kwargs
 
     async def request_url(self, query):
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 aad4a095c..0c7a0a529 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
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class TestLeakIX(ModuleTestBase):
 
     async def setup_before_prep(self, module_test):
         module_test.httpx_mock.add_response(
-            url="https://leakix.net/host/1.2.3.4.5",
+            url="https://leakix.net/host/1.1.1.1",
             match_headers={"api-key": "asdf"},
             json={"title": "Not Found", "description": "Host not found"},
         )