diff --git a/connect.sh b/connect.sh
index ffaa21a..95231cf 100644
--- a/connect.sh
+++ b/connect.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-API_HOST="https://api.ssh.surf"
-API_KEY=$(cat .api-key)
-
 if [ ! -f .connector ]; then
+  API_HOST="https://api.ssh.surf"
+  API_KEY=$(cat .api-key)
+
   echo "SSH Connector not found, getting for the first time"
   [ -z $API_KEY ] && echo "API key not found" && exit 1
 
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if [ ! -f .connector ]; then
   CONNECTOR=$(curl -sH "x-ssh-auth: $API_KEY" -X POST -H "content-type: application/json" $API_HOST/exec --data '{ "cmd": "con --list | grep ssh - Port: 22", "pwd": "/root" }' | grep -o 'Connector: [^"]*' | sed 's/Connector: //' | sed 's/\\n//')
 
   echo $CONNECTOR > .connector
+
+  echo "Connector saved, deleting .api-key"
+  rm .api-key
 fi
 
 CONNECTOR=$(cat .connector)