diff --git a/supabase/functions/.env.dev b/supabase/functions/.env.dev
index 07c2adf20..d1885bd67 100644
--- a/supabase/functions/.env.dev
+++ b/supabase/functions/.env.dev
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 LEADMINER_ANON_KEY=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZS1kZW1vIiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJleHAiOjE5ODM4MTI5OTZ9.CRXP1A7WOeoJeXxjNni43kdQwgnWNReilDMblYTn_I0
 LEADMINER_API_HASH_SECRET=change_me
 SUPABASE_PROJECT_URL=http://host.docker.internal:54321/  # Required for self-hosted/prod: Your public Supabase URL (e.g., https://db.yourdomain.com)
-LEADMINER_SECRET_TOKEN=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZS1kZW1vIiwicm9sZSI6InNlcnZpY2Vfcm9sZSIsImV4cCI6MTk4MzgxMjk5Nn0.EGIM96RAZx35lJzdJsyH-qQwv8Hdp7fsn3W0YpN81IU
 
 # Use an SMTP testing service like Ethereal for development https://ethereal.email/
 SMTP_HOST=smtp.example.email
diff --git a/supabase/functions/passive-mining/index.ts b/supabase/functions/passive-mining/index.ts
index 94473e9fb..d8458bee7 100644
--- a/supabase/functions/passive-mining/index.ts
+++ b/supabase/functions/passive-mining/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getFolders } from "./boxes.ts";
 const supabase = createSupabaseAdmin();
 
 const SERVER_ENDPOINT = Deno.env.get("SERVER_ENDPOINT");
-const LEADMINER_SECRET_TOKEN = Deno.env.get("LEADMINER_SECRET_TOKEN");
+const SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY = Deno.env.get("SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY"); // Edge Functions have access to this secret by default
 
 const functionName = "passive-mining";
 const app = new Hono().basePath(`/${functionName}`);
@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@ app.post("/", async (c: Context) => {
   }
 });
 
-app.get("/", (c: Context) => {
-  try {
-    return c.json({ msg: "Passive mining is running" });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error in passive-mining:", error);
-    return c.json({ error: "Failed to check passive-mining" }, 500);
-  }
-});
-
 Deno.serve((req) => app.fetch(req));
 
 async function getMiningSources() {
@@ -66,7 +57,9 @@ async function getMiningSources() {
   return data;
 }
 
-async function getLatestPassiveMiningDate(userId: string): Promise<string | null> {
+async function getLatestPassiveMiningDate(
+  userId: string,
+): Promise<string | null> {
   const { data, error } = await supabase
     .schema("private")
     .from("tasks")
@@ -91,14 +84,16 @@ async function getLatestPassiveMiningDate(userId: string): Promise<string | null
 }
 
 async function getBoxes(miningSource: MiningSource) {
-  console.log(`Fetching IMAP boxes for ${miningSource.email}at ${SERVER_ENDPOINT}/api/imap/boxes?userId=${miningSource.user_id}`);
+  console.log(
+    `Fetching IMAP boxes for ${miningSource.email}at ${SERVER_ENDPOINT}/api/imap/boxes?userId=${miningSource.user_id}`,
+  );
   const res = await fetch(
     `${SERVER_ENDPOINT}/api/imap/boxes?userId=${miningSource.user_id}`,
     {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${LEADMINER_SECRET_TOKEN}`,
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY}`,
         // originally its x-sb-jwt
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({ email: miningSource.email }),
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ async function startMiningEmail(miningSource: MiningSource) {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${LEADMINER_SECRET_TOKEN}`,
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY}`,
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
         miningSource: { email: miningSource.email },