diff --git a/cogs/image_service_cog.py b/cogs/image_service_cog.py
index 6e432a1..8ab4b1e 100644
--- a/cogs/image_service_cog.py
+++ b/cogs/image_service_cog.py
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ users_to_interactions = {}
 ALLOWED_GUILDS = EnvService.get_allowed_guilds()
 
 USER_INPUT_API_KEYS = EnvService.get_user_input_api_keys()
-USER_KEY_DB = None
-if USER_INPUT_API_KEYS:
-    USER_KEY_DB = SqliteDict("user_key_db.sqlite")
+USER_KEY_DB = EnvService.get_api_db()
 
 
 class DrawDallEService(discord.Cog, name="DrawDallEService"):
diff --git a/cogs/prompt_optimizer_cog.py b/cogs/prompt_optimizer_cog.py
index 6392a48..e117ac9 100644
--- a/cogs/prompt_optimizer_cog.py
+++ b/cogs/prompt_optimizer_cog.py
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ from services.text_service import TextService
 
 ALLOWED_GUILDS = EnvService.get_allowed_guilds()
 USER_INPUT_API_KEYS = EnvService.get_user_input_api_keys()
-USER_KEY_DB = None
-if USER_INPUT_API_KEYS:
-    USER_KEY_DB = SqliteDict("user_key_db.sqlite")
+USER_KEY_DB = EnvService.get_api_db()
 
 
 class ImgPromptOptimizer(discord.Cog, name="ImgPromptOptimizer"):
diff --git a/cogs/text_service_cog.py b/cogs/text_service_cog.py
index 4a77585..78a0cc5 100644
--- a/cogs/text_service_cog.py
+++ b/cogs/text_service_cog.py
@@ -30,27 +30,7 @@ else:
 # Get the user key service if it is enabled.
 #
 USER_INPUT_API_KEYS = EnvService.get_user_input_api_keys()
-USER_KEY_DB = None
-if USER_INPUT_API_KEYS:
-    print(
-        "This server was configured to enforce user input API keys. Doing the required database setup now"
-    )
-    # Get USER_KEY_DB from the environment variable
-    USER_KEY_DB_PATH = EnvService.get_user_key_db_path()
-    # Check if USER_KEY_DB_PATH is valid
-    if not USER_KEY_DB_PATH:
-        print(
-            "No user key database path was provided. Defaulting to user_key_db.sqlite"
-        )
-        USER_KEY_DB_PATH = "user_key_db.sqlite"
-    else:
-        # append "user_key_db.sqlite" to USER_KEY_DB_PATH if it doesn't already end with .sqlite
-        if not USER_KEY_DB_PATH.match("*.sqlite"):
-            # append "user_key_db.sqlite" to USER_KEY_DB_PATH
-            USER_KEY_DB_PATH = USER_KEY_DB_PATH / "user_key_db.sqlite"
-    USER_KEY_DB = SqliteDict(USER_KEY_DB_PATH)
-    print("Retrieved/created the user key database")
-
+USER_KEY_DB = EnvService.get_api_db()
 
 #
 # Obtain the Moderation table and the General table, these are two SQLite tables that contain
@@ -994,8 +974,9 @@ class GPT3ComCon(discord.Cog, name="GPT3ComCon"):
                 ephemeral=True,
                 delete_after=30,
             )
+            return
 
-        modal = SetupModal(title="API Key Setup")
+        modal = SetupModal(user_key_db=USER_KEY_DB)
         await ctx.send_modal(modal)
 
     async def settings_command(
diff --git a/gpt3discord.py b/gpt3discord.py
index cc6f489..afc691c 100644
--- a/gpt3discord.py
+++ b/gpt3discord.py
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ def init():
         os.remove(PID_FILE)
     finally:
         # Kill all threads
-        print("Killing all subprocesses")
-        process.terminate()
+        if process:
+            print("Killing all subprocesses")
+            process.terminate()
         print("Killed all subprocesses")
         sys.exit(0)
 
diff --git a/services/environment_service.py b/services/environment_service.py
index 280fccd..648a88e 100644
--- a/services/environment_service.py
+++ b/services/environment_service.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Union
 
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from sqlitedict import SqliteDict
 
 
 def app_root_path():
@@ -241,6 +242,32 @@ class EnvService:
         except Exception:
             return None
 
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_api_db():
+        user_input_api_keys = EnvService.get_user_input_api_keys()
+        user_key_db = None
+        if user_input_api_keys:
+            print("This server was configured to enforce user input API keys. Doing the required database setup now")
+            # Get user_key_db from environment variable
+            user_key_db_path = EnvService.get_user_key_db_path()
+            # Check if user_key_db_path is valid
+            if not user_key_db_path:
+                print("No user key database path was provided. Defaulting to user_key_db.sqlite")
+                user_key_db_path = "user_key_db.sqlite"
+            else:
+                # append "user_key_db.sqlite" to USER_KEY_DB_PATH if it doesn't already end with .sqlite
+                if not user_key_db_path.match("*.sqlite"):
+                    # append "user_key_db.sqlite" to USER_KEY_DB_PATH
+                    user_key_db_path = user_key_db_path / "user_key_db.sqlite"
+            user_key_db = SqliteDict(user_key_db_path)
+            print("Retrieved/created the user key database")
+            return user_key_db
+        return user_key_db
+
+
+
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_deepl_token():
         try:
diff --git a/services/text_service.py b/services/text_service.py
index 43829d5..d774ddc 100644
--- a/services/text_service.py
+++ b/services/text_service.py
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ class TextService:
     async def get_user_api_key(user_id, ctx, USER_KEY_DB):
         user_api_key = None if user_id not in USER_KEY_DB else USER_KEY_DB[user_id]
         if user_api_key is None or user_api_key == "":
-            modal = SetupModal(title="API Key Setup", user_key_db=USER_KEY_DB)
+            modal = SetupModal(user_key_db=USER_KEY_DB)
             if isinstance(ctx, discord.ApplicationContext):
                 await ctx.send_modal(modal)
                 await ctx.send_followup(
@@ -845,10 +845,10 @@ class RedoButton(discord.ui.Button["ConversationView"]):
 
 
 class SetupModal(discord.ui.Modal):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, user_key_db) -> None:
+        super().__init__(title="API Key Setup")
         # Get the argument named "user_key_db" and save it as USER_KEY_DB
-        self.USER_KEY_DB = kwargs.pop("user_key_db")
+        self.USER_KEY_DB = user_key_db
 
         self.add_item(
             discord.ui.InputText(