diff --git a/openbb_terminal/keys_controller.py b/openbb_terminal/keys_controller.py
index 25c12b41c17..72ea8881eac 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/keys_controller.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/keys_controller.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import logging
 from typing import Dict, List
 
 from tqdm import tqdm
-from requests import exceptions
 
 from openbb_terminal import feature_flags as obbff, keys_view
 from openbb_terminal import keys_model
@@ -57,23 +56,6 @@ class KeysController(BaseController):  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         for api in tqdm(self.API_LIST, desc="Checking keys status"):
             self.status_dict[api] = getattr(keys_model, "check_" + str(api) + "_key")()
 
-    def is_there_at_least_one_key_defined(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if there is at least 1 API key defined.
-        This is a good proxy to understand whether we are in presence of a first time user or not
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        bool
-            True if at least 1 key is defined, False otherwise
-        """
-        try:
-            for api in self.API_LIST:
-                if getattr(keys_model, "check_" + str(api) + "_key")() != "not defined":
-                    return True
-        except exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            return True
-        return False
-
     def print_help(self):
         """Print help"""
         self.check_keys_status()
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/keys_model.py b/openbb_terminal/keys_model.py
index e9f57f6cfa7..204f1d2d929 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/keys_model.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/keys_model.py
@@ -189,6 +189,21 @@ def get_keys_info() -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
     return args_dict
 
 
+def first_time_user() -> bool:
+    """Whether a user is a first time user. A first time user is someone with an empty .env file.
+    If this is true, it also adds an env variable to make sure this does not run again.
+
+    Returns
+    ----------
+    bool
+        Whether or not the user is a first time user
+    """
+    if USER_ENV_FILE.stat().st_size == 0:
+        set_key("OPENBB_PREVIOUS_USE", "True", True)
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
 def set_key(env_var_name: str, env_var_value: str, persist: bool = False) -> None:
     """Set API key.
     Parameters
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py b/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
index 05079665630..3d867a21b97 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from prompt_toolkit.styles import Style
 from prompt_toolkit.formatted_text import HTML
 import pandas as pd
 from openbb_terminal import feature_flags as obbff
-from openbb_terminal import keys_controller
 from openbb_terminal.terminal_helper import is_packaged_application
 
 from openbb_terminal.core.config.paths import (
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ from openbb_terminal.terminal_helper import (
     welcome_message,
 )
 from openbb_terminal.helper_funcs import parse_and_split_input
+from openbb_terminal.keys_model import first_time_user
 from openbb_terminal.common import feedparser_view
 from openbb_terminal.reports.reports_model import ipykernel_launcher
 
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ def terminal(jobs_cmds: List[str] = None, test_mode=False):
     if not jobs_cmds:
         welcome_message()
 
-        if not keys_controller.KeysController().is_there_at_least_one_key_defined():
+        if first_time_user():
             t_controller.call_intro(None)
 
         t_controller.print_help()