diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/images.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/images.py
index 7187856e7..131fa2df4 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/images.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/images.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ async def update_config(
     request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_BASE_URL = (
         form_data.comfyui.COMFYUI_BASE_URL.strip("/")
     )
+    request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_API_KEY = form_data.comfyui.COMFYUI_API_KEY
+
     request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_WORKFLOW = form_data.comfyui.COMFYUI_WORKFLOW
     request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_WORKFLOW_NODES = (
         form_data.comfyui.COMFYUI_WORKFLOW_NODES
@@ -203,9 +205,17 @@ async def verify_url(request: Request, user=Depends(get_admin_user)):
             request.app.state.config.ENABLE_IMAGE_GENERATION = False
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=ERROR_MESSAGES.INVALID_URL)
     elif request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_ENGINE == "comfyui":
+
+        headers = None
+        if request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_API_KEY:
+            headers = {
+                "Authorization": f"Bearer {request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_API_KEY}"
+            }
+
         try:
             r = requests.get(
-                url=f"{request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_BASE_URL}/object_info"
+                url=f"{request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_BASE_URL}/object_info",
+                headers=headers,
             )
             r.raise_for_status()
             return True