diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 177b4ed..16d0efd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ type SlackConfig struct {
 
 // PostHandler send notifications from synology to slack
 func PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+        var api_key = r.Header.Get("api_key")
 	if r.Header.Get("api_key") != appConfig.APIKey {
 		http.Error(w, "invalid api key", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		log.Printf("invalid api key")
-                api_key = r.Header.Get("api_key")
                 log.Printf("Received key: ", api_key)
 		return
 	}