diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/run b/autogpts/autogpt/run
index b37c053fa..eebf7fe0f 100755
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/run
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/run
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 kill $(lsof -t -i :8000)
 
-if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+if [ ! -f .env ] && [ -z "$OPENAI_API_KEY" ]; then
   cp .env.example .env
   echo "Please add your api keys to the .env file." >&2
   # exit 1
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/setup b/autogpts/autogpt/setup
index 511ef7277..c22f7da1a 100755
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/setup
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/setup
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-poetry install --no-interaction --extras benchmark
+poetry install --no-interaction
+
+# Necessary to prevent forge and agbenchmark from breaking each others' install:
+# https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/issues/6958
+POETRY_INSTALLER_PARALLEL=false poetry install --no-interaction --extras benchmark
+
 echo "Setup completed successfully."