diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
index 184eaeb2d6..b88397b6c4 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
     // make sure we only fetch once, unless API Key is changed
     if (isApiKeyValid === undefined || apiKey !== lastApiKey) {
+      lastApiKey = apiKey
       // svelte reactivity was causing a requst to get fired mutiple times
       // so, we make everything await the same promise, if one exists
       if (!fetchApiKeyPromise) {