diff --git a/test_api.php b/test_api.php
index 200a536..baa6cbc 100644
--- a/test_api.php
+++ b/test_api.php
@@ -2,31 +2,15 @@
 // Test script to debug create_ticket_api.php
 echo "=== Testing create_ticket_api.php ===\n\n";
 
-// Load the API key from hwmonDaemon .env
-$hwmonEnv = '/etc/hwmonDaemon/.env';
-$apiKey = null;
-
-if (file_exists($hwmonEnv)) {
-    $lines = file($hwmonEnv, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
-    foreach ($lines as $line) {
-        if (strpos($line, 'TICKET_API_KEY=') === 0) {
-            $apiKey = trim(substr($line, 15));
-            // Remove quotes if present
-            if ((substr($apiKey, 0, 1) === '"' && substr($apiKey, -1) === '"') ||
-                (substr($apiKey, 0, 1) === "'" && substr($apiKey, -1) === "'")) {
-                $apiKey = substr($apiKey, 1, -1);
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-if (!$apiKey) {
-    echo "ERROR: Could not load API key from $hwmonEnv\n";
+// Get API key from command line argument
+if (!isset($argv[1])) {
+    echo "Usage: php test_api.php <api_key>\n";
+    echo "Example: php test_api.php d8f356a06bd5612eca9c5ff948b592a56020cc61937764461458372c9ef30932\n";
     exit(1);
 }
 
-echo "API Key loaded: " . substr($apiKey, 0, 10) . "...\n\n";
+$apiKey = $argv[1];
+echo "API Key: " . substr($apiKey, 0, 10) . "...\n\n";
 
 // Test data
 $testTicket = [