diff --git a/Classes/Override/LocalizationController.php b/Classes/Override/LocalizationController.php
index 22bdb6ba..da9ab8c3 100644
--- a/Classes/Override/LocalizationController.php
+++ b/Classes/Override/LocalizationController.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Page\PageRenderer;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState;
+use WebVision\WvDeepltranslate\Configuration;
 use WebVision\WvDeepltranslate\Service\DeeplService;
 
 /**
@@ -49,12 +50,14 @@ class LocalizationController extends \TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Controller\Page\Localiza
     protected DeeplService $deeplService;
 
     protected PageRenderer $pageRenderer;
+    private Configuration $configuration;
 
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
 
         $this->pageRenderer = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(PageRenderer::class);
+        $this->configuration = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(Configuration::class);
         $this->deeplService = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(DeeplService::class);
         $this->pageRenderer->addInlineLanguageLabelFile('EXT:wv_deepltranslate/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf');
     }
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ protected function process($params): void
     public function checkdeeplSettings(ServerRequestInterface $request)
     {
         $result = [];
-        if ($this->deeplService->apiKey != null && $this->deeplService->apiUrl != null) {
+        if ($this->configuration->getApiKey() != null && $this->configuration->getApiUrl() != null) {
             $result['status'] = 'true';
         } else {
             $result['status']  = 'false';