diff --git a/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Endpoints/Endpoints.jsx b/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Endpoints/Endpoints.jsx
index 558be616c3d..46b3c04ddf4 100644
--- a/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Endpoints/Endpoints.jsx
+++ b/portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/Endpoints/Endpoints.jsx
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ function Endpoints(props) {
                         }
                     }
                 } else if (production.type === 'apikey') {
-                    if ((production.apiKeyValue === null || production.apiKeyValue === '') &&
+                    if ((production.apiKeyValue === null) &&
                         endpointConfig.production_endpoints) {
                         return {
                             isValid: false,
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ function Endpoints(props) {
                         }
                     }
                 } else if (sandbox.type === 'apikey') {
-                    if ((sandbox.apiKeyValue === null || sandbox.apiKeyValue === '') &&
+                    if ((sandbox.apiKeyValue === null) &&
                         endpointConfig.sandbox_endpoints) {
                         return {
                             isValid: false,