diff --git a/lua/plugins/codecompanion.lua b/lua/plugins/codecompanion.lua
index f5d89b9..0ae2b58 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/codecompanion.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/codecompanion.lua
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ return {
 				return require("codecompanion.adapters").extend("openai_compatible", {
 					env = {
 						url = "https://openrouter.ai/api",
-						api_key = "cat $HOME/.openrouterapikey",
+						api_key = "cmd:cat $HOME/.openrouterapikey",
 						chat_url = "/v1/chat/completions",
 					},
 					schema = {