diff --git a/pages/settings/index.js b/pages/settings/index.js
index 362a7a39..38384755 100644
--- a/pages/settings/index.js
+++ b/pages/settings/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import { useServiceWorkerLogger } from '@/components/logger'
 import { useMe } from '@/components/me'
 import { INVOICE_RETENTION_DAYS, ZAP_UNDO_DELAY_MS } from '@/lib/constants'
 import { OverlayTrigger, Tooltip } from 'react-bootstrap'
-import DeleteIcon from '@/svgs/delete-bin-line.svg'
 import { useField } from 'formik'
 import styles from './settings.module.css'
 
@@ -859,22 +858,25 @@ I estimate that I will call the GraphQL API this many times (rough estimate is f
   // link to DM with ek on SimpleX
   const simplexLink = 'https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-2&smp=smp%3A%2F%2F6iIcWT_dF2zN_w5xzZEY7HI2Prbh3ldP07YTyDexPjE%3D%40smp10.simplex.im%2FxNnPk9DkTbQJ6NckWom9mi5vheo_VPLm%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAnFUiU0M8jS1JY34LxUoPr7mdJlFZwf3pFkjRrhprdQs%253D%26srv%3Drb2pbttocvnbrngnwziclp2f4ckjq65kebafws6g4hy22cdaiv5dwjqd.onion'
 
-  const disabled = !enabled || apiKey
-
   return (
     <>
       <div className='form-label mt-3'>api key</div>
       <div className='mt-2 d-flex align-items-center'>
         <OverlayTrigger
           placement='bottom'
-          overlay={disabled ? <Tooltip>{apiKey ? 'you can have only one API key at a time' : 'request access to API keys in ~meta'}</Tooltip> : <></>}
+          overlay={!enabled ? <Tooltip>{apiKey ? 'you can have only one API key at a time' : 'request access to API keys in ~meta'}</Tooltip> : <></>}
           trigger={['hover', 'focus']}
         >
           <div>
             <Button
-              disabled={disabled}
-              variant='secondary'
+              disabled={!enabled}
+              variant={apiKey ? 'danger' : 'secondary'}
               onClick={async () => {
+                if (apiKey) {
+                  showModal((onClose) => <ApiKeyDeleteObstacle onClose={onClose} />)
+                  return
+                }
+
                 try {
                   const { data } = await generateApiKey({ variables: { id: me.id } })
                   const { generateApiKey: apiKey } = data
@@ -884,17 +886,10 @@ I estimate that I will call the GraphQL API this many times (rough estimate is f
                   toaster.danger('error generating api key')
                 }
               }}
-            >Generate API key
+            >{apiKey ? 'Delete' : 'Generate'} API key
             </Button>
           </div>
         </OverlayTrigger>
-        {apiKey &&
-          <DeleteIcon
-            style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} className='fill-danger mx-1' width={24} height={24}
-            onClick={async () => {
-              showModal((onClose) => <ApiKeyDeleteObstacle onClose={onClose} />)
-            }}
-          />}
         <Info>
           <ul className='fw-bold'>
             <li>use API keys with our <Link target='_blank' href='/api/graphql'>GraphQL API</Link> for authentication</li>