diff --git a/eveonline/views.py b/eveonline/views.py
index b377a2e1..24457e1b 100755
--- a/eveonline/views.py
+++ b/eveonline/views.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def add_api_key(request):
                 owner = request.user
             # Grab characters associated with the key pair
             characters = EveManager.get_characters_from_api(api_key)
-            [EveManager.create_character(c.id, owner, api_key.api_id) for c in characters if not EveCharacter.objects.filter(character_id=c.id).exists()]
+            [EveManager.create_character_obj(c, owner, api_key.api_id) for c in characters if not EveCharacter.objects.filter(character_id=c.id).exists()]
             logger.info("Successfully processed api add form for user %s" % request.user)
             if not settings.API_SSO_VALIDATION:
                 messages.success(request, 'Added API key %s to your account.' % form.cleaned_data['api_id'])
diff --git a/services/managers/eve_api_manager.py b/services/managers/eve_api_manager.py
index a61a3c6b..840442c9 100644
--- a/services/managers/eve_api_manager.py
+++ b/services/managers/eve_api_manager.py
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ class EveApiManager:
     def validate_api(api_id, api_key, user):
         try:
             info = EveApiManager.get_api_info(api_id, api_key).result
-            chars = EveApiManager.get_characters_from_api(api_id, api_key).result
         except evelink.api.APIError as e:
             if int(e.code) == 222:
                 raise EveApiManager.ApiInvalidError(api_id)
@@ -329,6 +328,7 @@ class EveApiManager:
         auth, c = AuthServicesInfo.objects.get_or_create(user=user)
         states = [auth.state]
         from authentication.tasks import determine_membership_by_character  # circular import issue
+        chars = info['characters']
         for char in chars:
             evechar = EveCharacter()
             evechar.character_name = chars[char]['name']