diff --git a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/reranking.py b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/reranking.py
index 73973871..358ad907 100644
--- a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/reranking.py
+++ b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/reranking.py
@@ -37,8 +37,21 @@ class Config:
     )
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any):
+        """
+        Create a new NVIDIARerank document compressor.
+
+        Unless you plan to use the "nim" mode, you need to provide an API key. Your
+        options are -
+         0. Pass the key as the nvidia_api_key parameter.
+         1. Pass the key as the api_key parameter.
+         2. Set the NVIDIA_API_KEY environment variable, recommended.
+        Precedence is in the order listed above.
+        """
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        self._client = _NVIDIAClient(model=self.model)
+        self._client = _NVIDIAClient(
+            model=self.model,
+            api_key=kwargs.get("nvidia_api_key", kwargs.get("api_key", None)),
+        )
 
     @property
     def available_models(self) -> List[Model]:
diff --git a/libs/ai-endpoints/tests/unit_tests/test_api_key.py b/libs/ai-endpoints/tests/unit_tests/test_api_key.py
index 49cbeb4d..1018720e 100644
--- a/libs/ai-endpoints/tests/unit_tests/test_api_key.py
+++ b/libs/ai-endpoints/tests/unit_tests/test_api_key.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import inspect
 import os
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-from typing import Generator
+from typing import Any, Generator
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -39,12 +39,17 @@ def test_create_with_api_key(cls: type, param: str) -> None:
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("cls", public_classes)
 def test_api_key_priority(cls: type) -> None:
+    # ChatNVIDIA and NVIDIAEmbeddings currently expose a client attribute
+    def get_api_key(instance: Any) -> str:
+        if isinstance(instance, langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints.ChatNVIDIA) or isinstance(
+            instance, langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints.NVIDIAEmbeddings
+        ):
+            return instance.client.api_key.get_secret_value()
+        return instance._client.client.api_key.get_secret_value()
+
     with no_env_var("NVIDIA_API_KEY"):
         os.environ["NVIDIA_API_KEY"] = "ENV"
-        assert cls().client.api_key.get_secret_value() == "ENV"
-        assert cls(nvidia_api_key="PARAM").client.api_key.get_secret_value() == "PARAM"
-        assert cls(api_key="PARAM").client.api_key.get_secret_value() == "PARAM"
-        assert (
-            cls(api_key="LOW", nvidia_api_key="HIGH").client.api_key.get_secret_value()
-            == "HIGH"
-        )
+        assert get_api_key(cls()) == "ENV"
+        assert get_api_key(cls(nvidia_api_key="PARAM")) == "PARAM"
+        assert get_api_key(cls(api_key="PARAM")) == "PARAM"
+        assert get_api_key(cls(api_key="LOW", nvidia_api_key="HIGH")) == "HIGH"