diff --git a/common/auth.py b/common/auth.py
index fa53262..7ba13de 100644
--- a/common/auth.py
+++ b/common/auth.py
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ application, it should be fine.
 
 import secrets
 import yaml
-from fastapi import Header, HTTPException
+from fastapi import Header, HTTPException, Request
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from loguru import logger
 from typing import Optional
 
+from common.utils import coalesce
+
 
 class AuthKeys(BaseModel):
     """
@@ -75,7 +77,23 @@ def load_auth_keys(disable_from_config: bool):
     )
 
 
-async def validate_key_permission(test_key: str):
+def get_key_permission(request: Request):
+    """
+    Gets the key permission from a request.
+
+    Internal only! Use the depends functions for incoming requests.
+    """
+
+    # Hyphens are okay here
+    test_key = coalesce(
+        request.headers.get("authorization"),
+        request.headers.get("x-admin-key"),
+        request.headers.get("x-api-key"),
+    )
+
+    if test_key is None:
+        raise ValueError("The provided authentication key is missing.")
+
     if test_key.lower().startswith("bearer"):
         test_key = test_key.split(" ")[1]
 
@@ -88,7 +106,9 @@ async def validate_key_permission(test_key: str):
 
 
 async def check_api_key(
-    x_api_key: str = Header(None), authorization: str = Header(None)
+    x_api_key: str = Header(None),
+    x_admin_key: str = Header(None),
+    authorization: str = Header(None),
 ):
     """Check if the API key is valid."""
 
@@ -101,6 +121,11 @@ async def check_api_key(
             raise HTTPException(401, "Invalid API key")
         return x_api_key
 
+    if x_admin_key:
+        if not AUTH_KEYS.verify_key(x_admin_key, "admin_key"):
+            raise HTTPException(401, "Invalid API key")
+        return x_admin_key
+
     if authorization:
         split_key = authorization.split(" ")
         if len(split_key) < 2:
diff --git a/endpoints/OAI/router.py b/endpoints/OAI/router.py
index 0e4f27b..78c29b1 100644
--- a/endpoints/OAI/router.py
+++ b/endpoints/OAI/router.py
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import asyncio
 import pathlib
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Header, Request
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request
 from sse_starlette import EventSourceResponse
 from sys import maxsize
-from typing import Optional
 
 from common import config, model, gen_logging, sampling
-from common.auth import check_admin_key, check_api_key, validate_key_permission
+from common.auth import check_admin_key, check_api_key, get_key_permission
 from common.downloader import hf_repo_download
 from common.networking import handle_request_error, run_with_request_disconnect
 from common.templating import PromptTemplate, get_all_templates
-from common.utils import coalesce, unwrap
+from common.utils import unwrap
 from endpoints.OAI.types.auth import AuthPermissionResponse
 from endpoints.OAI.types.completion import CompletionRequest, CompletionResponse
 from endpoints.OAI.types.chat_completion import (
@@ -432,24 +431,18 @@ async def decode_tokens(data: TokenDecodeRequest) -> TokenDecodeResponse:
 
 
 @router.get("/v1/auth/permission", dependencies=[Depends(check_api_key)])
-async def get_key_permission(
-    x_admin_key: Optional[str] = Header(None),
-    x_api_key: Optional[str] = Header(None),
-    authorization: Optional[str] = Header(None),
-) -> AuthPermissionResponse:
+async def key_permission(request: Request) -> AuthPermissionResponse:
     """
     Gets the access level/permission of a provided key in headers.
 
     Priority:
-    - X-api-key
-    - X-admin-key
     - Authorization
+    - X-admin-key
+    - X-api-key
     """
 
-    test_key = coalesce(x_admin_key, x_api_key, authorization)
-
     try:
-        permission = await validate_key_permission(test_key)
+        permission = get_key_permission(request)
         return AuthPermissionResponse(permission=permission)
     except ValueError as exc:
         error_message = handle_request_error(str(exc)).error.message