diff --git a/backendV2/services/authentication.js b/backendV2/services/authentication.js
index 1940b81..4fadd38 100644
--- a/backendV2/services/authentication.js
+++ b/backendV2/services/authentication.js
@@ -62,11 +62,8 @@ export async function authenticate(req, res, next) {
     }
   } else if (apiKey) {
     try {
-      await verifyAPIKey(apiKey).then((result) => {
-        if (result.valid) {
-          return next();
-        }
-      });
+      await verifyAPIKey(apiKey);
+      return next();
     } catch {
       return res.status(403).json({ message: "API Key invalid" }); // fix: don't chain after sendStatus
     }
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ async function verifyAPIKey(apiKey) {
   const result = await verifyAPIKeyDB(apiKey);
 
   if (result.valid) {
-    return { valid: true };
+    return;
   } else {
     throw new Error("Invalid API Key");
   }
diff --git a/backendV2/services/database.js b/backendV2/services/database.js
index 09af3bd..6a09279 100644
--- a/backendV2/services/database.js
+++ b/backendV2/services/database.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ dotenv.config();
 
 const pool = mysql
   .createPool({
-    host: process.env.DB_HOST_2,
-    user: process.env.DB_USER_2,
-    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD_2,
-    database: process.env.DB_NAME_2,
+    host: process.env.DB_HOST,
+    user: process.env.DB_USER,
+    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+    database: process.env.DB_NAME,
   })
   .promise();