diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5aa076fd..6b4be430e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ Copilot is a Sim-managed service. To use Copilot on a self-hosted instance:
 
 - Go to https://sim.ai → Settings → Copilot and generate a Copilot API key
 - Set `COPILOT_API_KEY` in your self-hosted environment to that value
-- Host Sim on a publicly available DNS and set NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL and BETTER_AUTH_URL to that value ([ngrok](https://ngrok.com/))
 
 ## Tech Stack
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/copilot/api-keys/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/copilot/api-keys/route.ts
index f0122f60b..45d4eb08e 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/copilot/api-keys/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/copilot/api-keys/route.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
 
     const res = await fetch(`${SIM_AGENT_API_URL}/api/validate-key/get-api-keys`, {
       method: 'POST',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        ...(env.COPILOT_API_KEY ? { 'x-api-key': env.COPILOT_API_KEY } : {}),
+      },
       body: JSON.stringify({ userId }),
     })
 
@@ -61,7 +64,10 @@ export async function DELETE(request: NextRequest) {
 
     const res = await fetch(`${SIM_AGENT_API_URL}/api/validate-key/delete`, {
       method: 'POST',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        ...(env.COPILOT_API_KEY ? { 'x-api-key': env.COPILOT_API_KEY } : {}),
+      },
       body: JSON.stringify({ userId, apiKeyId: id }),
     })