diff --git a/modules/tools/wakatime/autoload.el b/modules/tools/wakatime/autoload.el
index 915abcce9..1589ca5bb 100644
--- a/modules/tools/wakatime/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/tools/wakatime/autoload.el
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 (defun +wakatime-init ()
   "Initialize wakatime (if `wakatime-api-key' is set, otherwise no-op with a
 warning)."
-  (if wakatime-api-key
+  (if (boundp 'wakatime-api-key)
       (global-wakatime-mode +1)
     (message "No `wakatime-api-key' set! wakaktime-mode will stay disabled."))
   (remove-hook 'doom-after-switch-buffer-hook #'+wakatime-init))