diff --git a/tests/scripts/basic_parser.py b/tests/scripts/basic_parser.py
index 5c8e2eb..c36fafd 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/basic_parser.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/basic_parser.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def valid_elabfiles(path):
                 pass
     return elabfiles
 
-def call_sample(apikey, elabid, SERVER_URL="https://elabftw.fisica.unina.it/"): # TO-DO: rm default server
+def call_sample(elabid, SERVER_URL="https://elabftw.fisica.unina.it/"): # TO-DO: rm default server
     '''Queries the Resources (/items) API endpoint
        of eLabFTW instance to request data (JSON)
        on a certain sample given its eLab-ID.
@@ -40,14 +40,13 @@ def call_sample(apikey, elabid, SERVER_URL="https://elabftw.fisica.unina.it/"):
     )
     return sample.json()
 
-def id2sample(apikey, elabid):
+def id2sample(elabid):
     '''Fetches sample data (JSON) from eLabFTW
        instance (using function "call_sample()")
        and extracts significant information.
        
        Currently, it only returns the sample's title.'''
-    #apikey = getpass("Paste API key here: ") # move outside loops
-    sample_data = call_sample(apikey, elabid)
+    sample_data = call_sample(elabid)
     sample_title = sample_data["title"]
     return sample_title
 
@@ -56,13 +55,12 @@ def fetch_and_group(path):
        files in a given folder, then 
     '''
     sample_dict = {}
-    apikey = getpass("Paste API key here: ")
     for filename in valid_elabfiles(path):
         with open(os.path.join(path, filename), "r") as f:
             layer = json.load(f)
             extra = layer["metadata_decoded"]["extra_fields"]
             sample_id = extra["Sample"]["value"]
-            sample_title = id2sample(apikey, sample_id)
+            sample_title = id2sample(sample_id)
             lpn = int(extra["Layer Progressive Number"]["value"]) # Layer Progressive Number
             if not sample_dict.get(sample_title): # if not existent yet, initialize
                 sample_dict[sample_title] = {
@@ -82,5 +80,6 @@ def fetch_and_group(path):
             }
     return sample_dict
 
+apikey = getpass("Paste API key here: ")
 sample_dict = fetch_and_group("./tests/objects")
 print(json.dumps(sample_dict, indent=3))
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