diff --git a/lib/helpers/customPrisma.ts b/lib/helpers/customPrisma.ts
index f2d038c5e5..f374048499 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/customPrisma.ts
+++ b/lib/helpers/customPrisma.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const customPrismaClient: NextMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
     we skip verifyApiKey logic and pass onto next middleware instead.
      */
   req.isAdmin = true;
-  req.userId = 0;
+  req.isCustomPrisma = true;
 
   await next();
 };
diff --git a/lib/helpers/extendRequest.ts b/lib/helpers/extendRequest.ts
index 2924782d3e..d01cce81e2 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/extendRequest.ts
+++ b/lib/helpers/extendRequest.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ declare module "next" {
     session: { user: { id: number } };
     query: Partial<{ [key: string]: string | string[] }>;
     isAdmin: boolean;
+    isCustomPrisma: boolean;
     pagination: { take: number; skip: number };
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/helpers/verifyApiKey.ts b/lib/helpers/verifyApiKey.ts
index 408cc55356..ee252d91fd 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/verifyApiKey.ts
+++ b/lib/helpers/verifyApiKey.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ export const verifyApiKey: NextMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
   const hasValidLicense = await checkLicense(process.env.CALCOM_LICENSE_KEY || "");
   if (!hasValidLicense)
     return res.status(401).json({ error: "Invalid or missing CALCOM_LICENSE_KEY environment variable" });
-  const { prisma, userId, isAdmin } = req;
+  const { prisma, isCustomPrisma, isAdmin } = req;
   // If the user is an admin and using a license key (from customPrisma), skip the apiKey check.
-  if (userId === 0 && isAdmin) {
+  if (isCustomPrisma && isAdmin) {
     await next();
     return;
   }
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ export const verifyApiKey: NextMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
   req.userId = apiKey.userId;
   // save the isAdmin boolean here for later use
   req.isAdmin = await isAdminGuard(req);
-
+  req.isCustomPrisma = false;
   await next();
 };