diff --git a/homepage/participo/lib/participoLib/apiKey.php b/homepage/participo/lib/participoLib/apiKey.php
index 59956f6..0acf4d8 100644
--- a/homepage/participo/lib/participoLib/apiKey.php
+++ b/homepage/participo/lib/participoLib/apiKey.php
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ class ApiKey
 	{
 		return $this->userId;
 	}
-
+	
+	public function getKey(){
+		return $this->key;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * testing if the apiKey is valid for a certain action
 	 *
diff --git a/homepage/participo/lib/participoLib/participo.php b/homepage/participo/lib/participoLib/participo.php
index a0bb57a..4960c84 100644
--- a/homepage/participo/lib/participoLib/participo.php
+++ b/homepage/participo/lib/participoLib/participo.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class participo
 	 *
 	 * @retval void
 	 */
-	public static function authentificate($action = ['login'])
+	public static function authentificate($action = 'login')
 	{
 		// Ensure a session is started
 		session_start();