diff --git a/pandasai/llm/azure_openai.py b/pandasai/llm/azure_openai.py
index 13216ea89..25a0b4c78 100644
--- a/pandasai/llm/azure_openai.py
+++ b/pandasai/llm/azure_openai.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def _client_params(self) -> Dict[str, any]:
             "azure_deployment": self.deployment_name,
             "azure_ad_token": self.azure_ad_token,
             "azure_ad_token_provider": self.azure_ad_token_provider,
+            "api_key": self.api_token,
         }
         return {**client_params, **super()._client_params}