diff --git a/api/security.py b/api/security.py
index 8ad8207..92308c7 100644
--- a/api/security.py
+++ b/api/security.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"""Security checks for the API. Checks if the IP is masked etc."""
+
 import os
 import httpx
 
@@ -10,17 +12,6 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 load_dotenv()
 is_proxy_enabled = False
 
-def enable_proxy():
-    """Enables the proxy."""
-
-    global is_proxy_enabled
-
-    proxies.activate_proxy()
-
-    print(f'[green]SUCCESS: Proxy enabled: {proxies.active_proxy}[/green]')
-
-    is_proxy_enabled = True
-
 class InsecureIPError(Exception):
     """Raised when the IP address of the server is not secure."""
 
diff --git a/api/tests.py b/api/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe4f6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import os
+import httpx
+import proxies
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import aiohttp_socks
+
+from rich import print
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+async def check_proxy():
+    """Checks if the proxy is working."""
+
+    proxy = proxies.active_proxy
+
+    connector = aiohttp_socks.ProxyConnector(
+        proxy_type=aiohttp_socks.ProxyType.SOCKS5,
+        host=proxy.ip_address,
+        port=proxy.port,
+        rdns=False,
+        username=proxy.username,
+        password=proxy.password
+    )
+
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=connector) as session:
+        async with session.get('https://echo.hoppscotch.io/') as response:
+            json_data = await response.json()
+            return json_data['headers']['x-forwarded-for']
+
+async def check_api():
+    """Checks if the API is working."""
+
+    model = 'gpt-3.5-turbo'
+    messages = [
+        {
+            'role': 'user',
+            'content': '2+2='
+        },
+    ]
+
+    headers = {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'Authorization': 'Bearer '  + os.getenv('CLOSEDAI_KEY')
+    }
+
+    json_data = {
+        'model': model,
+        'messages': messages,
+        'stream': True
+    }
+
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=20) as client:
+        async with client.stream('POST', 'https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions', headers=headers, json=json_data) as response:
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            async for chunk in response.aiter_text():
+                print(chunk.strip())
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # asyncio.run(check_api())
+    asyncio.run(check_proxy())