diff --git a/jira/client.go b/jira/client.go
index 231f6746..4ff0f5c2 100644
--- a/jira/client.go
+++ b/jira/client.go
@@ -54,20 +54,21 @@ func buildJql(key string, value string) string {
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
 
-func jiraRequest(path string) (*http.Response, error) {
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.domain"), path)
-
-	apiKey := wtf.Config.UString(
+func apiKey() string {
+	return wtf.Config.UString(
 		"wtf.mods.jira.apiKey",
 		os.Getenv("WTF_JIRA_API_KEY"),
 	)
+}
+
+func jiraRequest(path string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.domain"), path)
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	//req.SetBasicAuth(wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.email"), os.Getenv("WTF_JIRA_API_KEY"))
-	req.SetBasicAuth(wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.email"), apiKey)
+	req.SetBasicAuth(wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.email"), apiKey())
 
 	verifyServerCertificate := wtf.Config.UBool("wtf.mods.jira.verifyServerCertificate", true)
 	httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: &http.Transport{