diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte
index 8a3ee5db..66eb8671 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/reports/+page.svelte
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let event_id = $derived(page.params.event_id);
 // Fire a background refresh — liveQuery below will reactively pick up new data.
 $effect(() => {
     const eid = event_id;
-    if (!eid || !$ae_api?.api_key) return;
+    if (!eid || !$ae_api?.base_url) return;
     // try_cache defaults to true — results are written to IDB so liveQuery picks them up.
     events_func.search__event_badge({
         api_cfg: $ae_api,