diff --git a/src/components/AuthModal.js b/src/components/AuthModal.js
index 3fbaf4f..78aa717 100644
--- a/src/components/AuthModal.js
+++ b/src/components/AuthModal.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function AuthModal(onSuccess) {
                 <input 
                     type="password" 
                     id="muapi-key-input"
-                    placeholder="sk-..." 
+                    placeholder="Enter your Muapi API key..."
                     class="w-full bg-black/40 border border-white/5 rounded-2xl px-5 py-4 text-white placeholder:text-muted focus:outline-none focus:border-primary/50 transition-colors shadow-inner"
                 >
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsModal.js b/src/components/SettingsModal.js
index 0d85482..2f85065 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsModal.js
+++ b/src/components/SettingsModal.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function SettingsModal(onClose) {
     input.type = 'password';
     input.className = 'w-full mb-4 p-2 rounded bg-input border border-border-color';
     input.value = localStorage.getItem('muapi_key') || '';
-    input.placeholder = 'sk-...';
+    input.placeholder = 'Enter your Muapi API key...';
     input.style.width = '100%';
     input.style.marginBottom = '1rem';