diff --git a/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/global_news.py b/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/global_news.py
index c81b3deaf2b..3ae7df1d2bd 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/global_news.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/global_news.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ class BenzingaGlobalNewsFetcher(
     def extract_data(
         query: BenzingaGlobalNewsQueryParams, credentials: Optional[Dict[str, str]]
     ) -> List[BenzingaGlobalNewsData]:
-        api_key = credentials.get("benzinga_api_key") or ""
+
+        api_key = credentials.get("benzinga_api_key") if credentials else ""
 
         base_url = "https://api.benzinga.com/api/v2/news"
         querystring = get_querystring(query.dict(by_alias=True), [])
diff --git a/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/stock_news.py b/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/stock_news.py
index da79660c8ff..8403358c93e 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/stock_news.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/stock_news.py
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ class BenzingaStockNewsFetcher(
     def extract_data(
         query: BenzingaStockNewsQueryParams, credentials: Optional[Dict[str, str]]
     ) -> List[BenzingaStockNewsData]:
-        api_key = credentials.get("benzinga_api_key") or ""
+
+        api_key = credentials.get("benzinga_api_key") if credentials else ""
 
         base_url = "https://api.benzinga.com/api/v2/news"
         querystring = get_querystring(query.dict(by_alias=True), [])
diff --git a/openbb_sdk/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/cpi.py b/openbb_sdk/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/cpi.py
index 000846f9c18..014b15575c3 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/cpi.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/providers/fred/openbb_fred/models/cpi.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class FREDCPIFetcher(Fetcher[CPIQueryParams, CPIData, FREDCPIQueryParams, FREDCP
     def extract_data(
         query: FREDCPIQueryParams, credentials: Optional[Dict[str, str]]
     ) -> Dict[str, List[CPIData]]:
-        if credentials:
-            api_key = credentials.get("fred_api_key")
+
+        api_key = credentials.get("fred_api_key") if credentials else ""
 
         all_options = all_cpi_options(query.harmonized)