diff --git a/mem0/client/main.py b/mem0/client/main.py
index 2775dc64..ead28493 100644
--- a/mem0/client/main.py
+++ b/mem0/client/main.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ class MemoryClient:
     def _validate_api_key(self):
         """Validate the API key by making a test request."""
         try:
-            response = self.client.get("/v1/ping/")
+            params = self._prepare_params()
+            response = self.client.get("/v1/ping/", params=params)
             response.raise_for_status()
         except httpx.HTTPStatusError:
             raise ValueError("Invalid API Key. Please get a valid API Key from https://app.mem0.ai")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 283bd0ae..3358cb14 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "mem0ai"
-version = "0.1.34"
+version = "0.1.35"
 description = "Long-term memory for AI Agents"
 authors = ["Mem0 <founders@mem0.ai>"]
 exclude = [