diff --git a/src/endpoints/hypixel.rs b/src/endpoints/hypixel.rs
index 3adff2a..9a1bbd2 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/hypixel.rs
+++ b/src/endpoints/hypixel.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::ClArgs;
 use crate::{errors::ApiError, extractors::Authentication, ApiState};
-use axum::http::{HeaderMap, HeaderName, HeaderValue};
 use axum::response::IntoResponse;
 use axum::{body::Body, extract::State, response::Response, Json};
 use chrono::Utc;
@@ -151,20 +150,22 @@ async fn fetch_data(
 	let api_key = match &cl_args.hypixel.hypixel_api_key {
 		Some(api_key) => api_key,
 		None => match &cl_args.hypixel.hypixel_api_key_file {
-			Some(file) => &read_to_string(file).map_err(|e| ApiError::from(e).into_response())?,
+			Some(file) => &read_to_string(file)
+				.map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+				.map_err(|e| ApiError::from(e).into_response())?,
 			None => unreachable!("clap should ensure that a url or url file is provided"),
 		},
 	};
 
-	let mut request_builder = client
-		.get(HYPIXEL_API_URL.to_string() + "/player?uuid=" + request_data_type.target_player.to_string().as_str());
-	let mut headers: HeaderMap = HeaderMap::new();
-	headers.insert(HeaderName::from_static("api-key"), HeaderValue::from_str(api_key).expect("Header value invalid"));
-	request_builder = request_builder.headers(headers);
-	let response = request_builder.send().await.map_err(|e| {
-		warn!("Failed to request player data from hypixel!");
-		ApiError::from(e).into_response()
-	})?;
+	let response = client
+		.get(HYPIXEL_API_URL.to_string() + "/player?uuid=" + request_data_type.target_player.to_string().as_str())
+		.header("api-key", api_key)
+		.send()
+		.await
+		.map_err(|e| {
+			warn!("Failed to request player data from hypixel!");
+			ApiError::from(e).into_response()
+		})?;
 
 	let limit = response
 		.headers()