diff --git a/api_service/api_server.py b/api_service/api_server.py
index 3cdfc8e..03bff8e 100644
--- a/api_service/api_server.py
+++ b/api_service/api_server.py
@@ -402,13 +402,21 @@ app = FastAPI(title="Unified API Service", lifespan=lifespan, debug=True)
 
 @app.exception_handler(StarletteHTTPException)
 async def teapot_override(request: Request, exc: StarletteHTTPException):
-    # Check if this is a request to the openrouterkey endpoint
-    if request.url.path == "/openrouterkey" or request.url.path.endswith("/openrouterkey"):
-        # Don't convert 404 errors for the openrouterkey endpoint to 418
-        log.warning(f"Exception in openrouterkey endpoint: {exc.status_code} - {exc.detail}")
-        raise exc
+    # Check if this is a request to an openrouterkey endpoint (case-insensitive check for 'openrouterkey' part)
+    path_lower = str(request.url.path).lower() # Ensure path is string and lowercased
+    is_openrouterkey_related_path = (
+        path_lower == "/openrouterkey" or
+        path_lower == "/api/openrouterkey" or
+        path_lower == "/discordapi/openrouterkey"
+    )
 
-    # For all other 404 errors, return a teapot response
+    if is_openrouterkey_related_path:
+        # For openrouterkey related paths, log the actual exception and re-raise it.
+        # This means if it's a 404, it stays a 404. If it's 403, it stays 403, etc.
+        log.warning(f"Exception for openrouterkey path '{request.url.path}': {exc.status_code} - {exc.detail}")
+        raise exc  # Re-raise the original exception
+
+    # For all other paths that result in a 404:
     if exc.status_code == 404:
         log.info(f"Converting 404 to 418 teapot for path: {request.url.path}")
         html_content = """