diff --git a/server/reflector/db/meetings.py b/server/reflector/db/meetings.py
index 85178351..bb7366b1 100644
--- a/server/reflector/db/meetings.py
+++ b/server/reflector/db/meetings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Literal
 
 import sqlalchemy as sa
-from fastapi import HTTPException
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from reflector.db import get_database, metadata
@@ -178,23 +177,6 @@ class MeetingController:
             return None
         return Meeting(**result)
 
-    async def get_by_id_for_http(self, meeting_id: str, user_id: str | None) -> Meeting:
-        """
-        Get a meeting by ID for HTTP request.
-
-        If not found, it will raise a 404 error.
-        """
-        query = meetings.select().where(meetings.c.id == meeting_id)
-        result = await get_database().fetch_one(query)
-        if not result:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Meeting not found")
-
-        meeting = Meeting(**result)
-        if result["user_id"] != user_id:
-            meeting.host_room_url = ""
-
-        return meeting
-
     async def update_meeting(self, meeting_id: str, **kwargs):
         query = meetings.update().where(meetings.c.id == meeting_id).values(**kwargs)
         await get_database().execute(query)
diff --git a/www/app/lib/apiClient.tsx b/www/app/lib/apiClient.tsx
index cd97e151..133db7c3 100644
--- a/www/app/lib/apiClient.tsx
+++ b/www/app/lib/apiClient.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 import createClient from "openapi-fetch";
 import type { paths } from "../reflector-api";
-import {
-  queryOptions,
-  useMutation,
-  useQuery,
-  useSuspenseQuery,
-} from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import createFetchClient from "openapi-react-query";
 import { assertExistsAndNonEmptyString } from "./utils";
 import { isBuildPhase } from "./next";
@@ -16,16 +10,11 @@ const API_URL = !isBuildPhase
   ? assertExistsAndNonEmptyString(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL)
   : "http://localhost";
 
-// Create the base openapi-fetch client with a default URL
-// The actual URL will be set via middleware in AuthProvider
 export const client = createClient<paths>({
   baseUrl: API_URL,
 });
 
-export const $api = createFetchClient<paths>(client);
-
-let currentAuthToken: string | null | undefined = null;
-
+// has to be called BEFORE $api is created with createFetchClient<paths>(client) or onRequest doesn't fire [at least for POST]
 client.use({
   onRequest({ request }) {
     if (currentAuthToken) {
@@ -44,6 +33,10 @@ client.use({
   },
 });
 
+export const $api = createFetchClient<paths>(client);
+
+let currentAuthToken: string | null | undefined = null;
+
 // the function contract: lightweight, idempotent
 export const configureApiAuth = (token: string | null | undefined) => {
   currentAuthToken = token;