diff --git a/.source b/.source
index e5137b561f6..b8fb33ddb1d 160000
--- a/.source
+++ b/.source
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e5137b561f621466afb53c50dfa16e6389b61215
+Subproject commit b8fb33ddb1dc2159e698da51890efc2e9dda6895
diff --git a/apps/api/src/.env.test b/apps/api/src/.env.test
index 7846f973d52..db7b73b1f94 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/.env.test
+++ b/apps/api/src/.env.test
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ CLERK_PEM_PUBLIC_KEY=
 TUNNEL_BASE_ADDRESS=example.com
 API_ROOT_URL=http://localhost:1337
 PLAIN_SUPPORT_KEY='PLAIN_SUPPORT_KEY'
-NOVU_SECRET_KEY=test
+NOVU_INTERNAL_SECRET_KEY=test
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app.module.ts b/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
index daa424318a1..39d2273a7e0 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { DynamicModule, Logger, Module, Provider } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { APP_INTERCEPTOR } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { ProfilingModule, TracingModule } from '@novu/application-generic';
-import { NovuModule } from '@novu/framework/nest';
+import { Client, NovuModule } from '@novu/framework/nest';
 
 import { Type } from '@nestjs/common/interfaces/type.interface';
 import { ForwardReference } from '@nestjs/common/interfaces/modules/forward-reference.interface';
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
 modules.push(
   NovuModule.register({
     apiPath: '/api/novu',
+    client: new Client({
+      secretKey: process.env.NOVU_INTERNAL_SECRET_KEY,
+      strictAuthentication:
+        process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || process.env.NOVU_STRICT_AUTHENTICATION_ENABLED === 'true',
+    }),
     controllerDecorators: [ApiExcludeController()],
     workflows: [usageLimitsWorkflow],
   })