diff --git a/server/lib/settings.ts b/server/lib/settings.ts
index ed75dc66f..951f1d4c3 100644
--- a/server/lib/settings.ts
+++ b/server/lib/settings.ts
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ class Settings {
   }
 
   private generateApiKey(): string {
-    return Buffer.from(`${Date.now()}${randomUUID()})`).toString('base64');
+    return Buffer.from(`${Date.now()}${randomUUID()}`).toString('base64');
   }
 
   private generateVapidKeys(force = false): void {