diff --git a/apps/dokploy/components/dashboard/settings/handle-ai.tsx b/apps/dokploy/components/dashboard/settings/handle-ai.tsx
index 18915609e..6b96236f2 100644
--- a/apps/dokploy/components/dashboard/settings/handle-ai.tsx
+++ b/apps/dokploy/components/dashboard/settings/handle-ai.tsx
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ export const HandleAi = ({ aiId }: Props) => {
 	const apiUrl = form.watch("apiUrl");
 	const apiKey = form.watch("apiKey");
 
-	const isOllama = apiUrl.includes(":11434") || apiUrl.includes("ollama");
+	// Any Ollama instance on the default port 11434 is treated as no-auth
+	// (covers localhost and self-hosted LAN deployments). Ollama Cloud
+	// (ollama.com on 443) falls through and requires an API key.
+	const isLocalOllama = apiUrl.includes(":11434");
 	const {
 		data: models,
 		isFetching: isLoadingServerModels,
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ export const HandleAi = ({ aiId }: Props) => {
 			apiKey: apiKey ?? "",
 		},
 		{
-			enabled: !!apiUrl && (isOllama || !!apiKey),
+			enabled: !!apiUrl && (isLocalOllama || !!apiKey),
 		},
 	);
 
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ export const HandleAi = ({ aiId }: Props) => {
 							)}
 						/>
 
-						{!isOllama && (
+						{!isLocalOllama && (
 							<FormField
 								control={form.control}
 								name="apiKey"
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/ai/select-ai-provider.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/ai/select-ai-provider.ts
index 52d7c6224..2d20075e5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/ai/select-ai-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/ai/select-ai-provider.ts
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ export function selectAIProvider(config: { apiUrl: string; apiKey: string }) {
 			});
 		case "ollama":
 			return createOllama({
-				// optional settings, e.g.
 				baseURL: config.apiUrl,
+				headers: config.apiKey
+					? { Authorization: `Bearer ${config.apiKey}` }
+					: undefined,
 			});
 		case "deepinfra":
 			return createDeepInfra({