diff --git a/lib/helpers/customPrisma.ts b/lib/helpers/customPrisma.ts
index 5082de68da..d5aeaf9749 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/customPrisma.ts
+++ b/lib/helpers/customPrisma.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { NextMiddleware } from "next-api-middleware";
 
 import { PRISMA_CLIENT_CACHING_TIME } from "@calcom/api/lib/constants";
 // import prismaAdmin from "@calcom/console/modules/common/utils/prisma";
-import { asStringOrUndefined } from "@calcom/lib/asStringOrNull";
 import { CONSOLE_URL } from "@calcom/lib/constants";
 import { prisma, customPrisma } from "@calcom/prisma";
 
@@ -18,14 +17,9 @@ export const customPrismaClient: NextMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
     req.prisma = prisma;
     await next();
   } else {
-    const id = asStringOrUndefined(key);
-
-    // If we have a key, we check if it is valid.
-    // const deployment = await prismaAdmin.deployment.findUnique({
-    //   where: { key },
-    // });
+    // If we have a key, we check if the deployment matching the key, has a databaseUrl value set.
     const databaseUrl = await fetch(
-      `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CONSOLE_URL || CONSOLE_URL}/api/deployments/database?key=${id}`
+      `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CONSOLE_URL || CONSOLE_URL}/api/deployments/database?key=${key}`
     )
       .then((res) => res.json())
       .then((res) => res.databaseUrl);
@@ -34,10 +28,11 @@ export const customPrismaClient: NextMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
       res.status(400).json({ error: "no databaseUrl set up at your instance yet" });
       return;
     }
+    // FIXME: Add some checks for the databaseUrl to make sure it is valid. (e.g. not a localhost)
     const hashedUrl = await hash(databaseUrl, 12);
 
     const cachedPrisma = cache.get(hashedUrl);
-
+    /* We cache each cusotm prisma client for 24h to avoid too many requests to the database. */
     if (!cachedPrisma) {
       cache.put(
         hashedUrl,
@@ -46,6 +41,13 @@ export const customPrismaClient: NextMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
       );
     }
     req.prisma = customPrisma({ datasources: { db: { url: databaseUrl } } });
+    /* @note:
+    In order to skip verifyApiKey for customPrisma requests, 
+    we pass isAdmin true, and userId 0, if we detect them later, 
+    we skip verifyApiKey logic and pass onto next middleware instead.
+     */
+    req.isAdmin = true;
+    req.userId = 0;
   }
   await next();
 };
diff --git a/lib/helpers/verifyApiKey.ts b/lib/helpers/verifyApiKey.ts
index 8c11cdb492..3ee1fad862 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/verifyApiKey.ts
+++ b/lib/helpers/verifyApiKey.ts
@@ -14,26 +14,26 @@ export const dateNotInPast = function (date: Date) {
 
 // This verifies the apiKey and sets the user if it is valid.
 export const verifyApiKey: NextMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
-  const { prisma } = req;
+  const { prisma, userId, isAdmin } = req;
+  // If the user is an admin and using a license key (from customPrisma), skip the apiKey check.
+  if (userId === 0 && isAdmin) await next();
+  // Check if the apiKey query param is provided.
   if (!req.query.apiKey) return res.status(401).json({ message: "No apiKey provided" });
-
-  // We remove the prefix from the user provided api_key. If no env set default to "cal_"
+  // remove the prefix from the user provided api_key. If no env set default to "cal_"
   const strippedApiKey = `${req.query.apiKey}`.replace(process.env.API_KEY_PREFIX || "cal_", "");
-
   // Hash the key again before matching against the database records.
   const hashedKey = hashAPIKey(strippedApiKey);
   // Check if the hashed api key exists in database.
   const apiKey = await prisma.apiKey.findUnique({ where: { hashedKey } });
-  // console.log("apiKey", apiKey);
-  // If we cannot find any api key. Throw a 401 Unauthorized.
+  // If cannot find any api key. Throw a 401 Unauthorized.
   if (!apiKey) return res.status(401).json({ error: "Your apiKey is not valid" });
   if (apiKey.expiresAt && dateNotInPast(apiKey.expiresAt)) {
     return res.status(401).json({ error: "This apiKey is expired" });
   }
   if (!apiKey.userId) return res.status(404).json({ error: "No user found for this apiKey" });
-  /* We save the user id in the request for later use */
+  // save the user id in the request for later use
   req.userId = apiKey.userId;
-  /* We save the isAdmin boolean here for later use */
+  // save the isAdmin boolean here for later use
   req.isAdmin = await isAdminGuard(req.userId, prisma);
 
   await next();