diff --git a/backend/src/api/routes/ape-keys.ts b/backend/src/api/routes/ape-keys.ts
index b540762fe..0d670e113 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/routes/ape-keys.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/routes/ape-keys.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ router.patch(
   checkIfUserCanManageApeKeys,
   validateRequest({
     params: {
-      apeKeyId: joi.string().required(),
+      apeKeyId: joi.string().token().required(),
     },
     body: {
       name: apeKeyNameSchema,