diff --git a/backend/src/environment.ts b/backend/src/environment.ts
index 4b9fe09..8672a3b 100644
--- a/backend/src/environment.ts
+++ b/backend/src/environment.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ export const logEnvVars = () => {
 	console.log('MEET PREFERENCES STORAGE:', text(MEET_PREFERENCES_STORAGE_MODE));
 	console.log('MEET INITIAL ADMIN USER: ', credential('****' + MEET_INITIAL_ADMIN_USER.slice(-3)));
 	console.log('MEET INITIAL ADMIN PASSWORD: ', credential('****' + MEET_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD.slice(-3)));
-	console.log('MEET INITIAL API KEY: ', credential('****' + MEET_INITIAL_API_KEY.slice(-3)));
+	if (!MEET_INITIAL_API_KEY) {
+		console.log(chalk.red('MEET INITIAL_API_KEY: none'));
+	} else {
+		console.log('MEET INITIAL API KEY: ', credential('****' + MEET_INITIAL_API_KEY.slice(-3)));
+	}
 	console.log('MEET INITIAL WEBHOOK ENABLED:', text(MEET_INITIAL_WEBHOOK_ENABLED));
 
 	if (MEET_INITIAL_WEBHOOK_ENABLED === 'true') {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/storage/storage.service.ts b/backend/src/services/storage/storage.service.ts
index bb26ba3..23da6b1 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/storage/storage.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/storage/storage.service.ts
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ export class MeetStorageService<
 		const initialApiKey = MEET_INITIAL_API_KEY;
 
 		if (!initialApiKey) {
-			this.logger.verbose('No initial API key configured, skipping API key initialization');
+			this.logger.info('No initial API key configured, skipping API key initialization');
 			return;
 		}