diff --git a/app/lib/deepl/client.rb b/app/lib/deepl/client.rb
index f2c009d4..4bef4d45 100644
--- a/app/lib/deepl/client.rb
+++ b/app/lib/deepl/client.rb
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ def initialize(organization = nil)
       else
         @api_token = ENV.fetch('DEEPL_API_TOKEN', nil)
         @api_endpoint = @api_token.ends_with?(':fx') ? DEEPL_FREE_API : DEEPL_PRO_API
-
-        response = self.usage
-        if response.nil?
-          raise DeeplInvalidTokenException
-        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -57,7 +52,7 @@ def set_api_credentials(api_token, api_endpoint)
     # }
     def usage
       if Rails.env.test?
-        if @api_endpoint == DEEPL_FREE_API && @api_token == '<valid_free_token>'
+        if @api_endpoint == DEEPL_FREE_API && @api_token == '<valid_free_token>:fx'
           { "character_count": 1337, "character_limit": 500_000 }
         elsif @api_endpoint == DEEPL_PRO_API && @api_token == '<valid_pro_token>'
           { "character_count": 180_118, "character_limit": 1_250_000 }
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/machine_translations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/machine_translations_controller_spec.rb
index f6653f01..b31d285b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v1/machine_translations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/machine_translations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       @target_language.country_code = 'US'
       @target_language.save!
 
-      ENV['DEEPL_API_TOKEN'] = '<valid_free_token>'
+      ENV['DEEPL_API_TOKEN'] = '<valid_free_token>:fx'
     end
   end
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     end
 
     it 'has status code 200 if super admin with free token' do
-      ENV['DEEPL_API_TOKEN'] = '<valid_free_token>'
+      ENV['DEEPL_API_TOKEN'] = '<valid_free_token>:fx'
 
       get '/api/v1/machine_translations_usage', headers: @auth_params_superadmin
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/organization_machine_translation_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/organization_machine_translation_controller_spec.rb
index c9928db4..510798f5 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v1/organization_machine_translation_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/organization_machine_translation_controller_spec.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def test_allows_to_update_settings_with_permissions(role)
     it 'updates settings with valid free token' do
       put "/api/v1/organizations/#{@organization.id}/machine_translation",
           params: {
-            deepl_api_token: '<valid_free_token>'
+            deepl_api_token: '<valid_free_token>:fx'
           },
           headers: @auth_params
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)