diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 69b1b9cde..c9f3c855c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ AZURE_APP_SECRET=
 # ENABLE_SIDEKIQ_DEQUEUE_LOGGER=false
 
 
-# AI powered features
-## OpenAI key
-# OPENAI_API_KEY=
+# AI powered features (Captain)
+# The OpenAI API key and endpoint for Captain are not configured via .env.
+# Set them at Super Admin > App Configs > Captain (CAPTAIN_OPEN_AI_API_KEY, CAPTAIN_OPEN_AI_ENDPOINT).
 
 # Housekeeping/Performance related configurations
 # Set to true if you want to remove stale contact inboxes
diff --git a/enterprise/app/models/enterprise/concerns/article.rb b/enterprise/app/models/enterprise/concerns/article.rb
index 9482313fd..6be262fef 100644
--- a/enterprise/app/models/enterprise/concerns/article.rb
+++ b/enterprise/app/models/enterprise/concerns/article.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module Enterprise::Concerns::Article
       { role: 'system', content: article_to_search_terms_prompt },
       { role: 'user', content: "title: #{title} \n description: #{description} \n content: #{content}" }
     ]
-    headers = { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{ENV.fetch('OPENAI_API_KEY', nil)}" }
+    headers = { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{openai_api_key}" }
     body = { model: 'gpt-4o', messages: messages, response_format: { type: 'json_object' } }.to_json
     Rails.logger.info "Requesting Chat GPT with body: #{body}"
     response = HTTParty.post(openai_api_url, headers: headers, body: body)
@@ -77,8 +77,12 @@ module Enterprise::Concerns::Article
 
   private
 
+  def openai_api_key
+    InstallationConfig.find_by(name: 'CAPTAIN_OPEN_AI_API_KEY')&.value.presence || raise(I18n.t('captain.api_key_missing'))
+  end
+
   def openai_api_url
-    endpoint = InstallationConfig.find_by(name: 'CAPTAIN_OPEN_AI_ENDPOINT')&.value || 'https://api.openai.com/'
+    endpoint = InstallationConfig.find_by(name: 'CAPTAIN_OPEN_AI_ENDPOINT')&.value.presence || 'https://api.openai.com/'
     endpoint = endpoint.chomp('/')
     "#{endpoint}/v1/chat/completions"
   end
diff --git a/spec/enterprise/controllers/api/v1/accounts/applied_slas_controller_spec.rb b/spec/enterprise/controllers/api/v1/accounts/applied_slas_controller_spec.rb
index 4187adfea..e4b2bfe70 100644
--- a/spec/enterprise/controllers/api/v1/accounts/applied_slas_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/enterprise/controllers/api/v1/accounts/applied_slas_controller_spec.rb
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ RSpec.describe 'Applied SLAs API', type: :request do
         csv_data = CSV.parse(response.body)
         csv_data.reject! { |row| row.all?(&:nil?) }
         expect(csv_data.size).to eq(3)
-        expect(csv_data[1][0].to_i).to eq(conversation1.display_id)
+        conversation_ids = csv_data.drop(1).map { |row| row[0].to_i }
+        expect(conversation_ids).to contain_exactly(conversation1.display_id, conversation2.display_id)
       end
 
       it 'excludes conversations with blocked contacts from the CSV file' do