diff --git a/src/hooks/useVaultV2.ts b/src/hooks/useVaultV2.ts
index 13da3bf8..c6b74a92 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useVaultV2.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useVaultV2.ts
@@ -233,7 +233,16 @@ export function useVaultV2({
 
       txs.push(submitSetSelfAllocatorTx, setSelfAllocatorTx);
 
-      // Step 6.2 (Optional). Set initial allocator if provided.
+      // Step 6.2 As allocator, set max apy
+      const setMaxAPYTx = encodeFunctionData({
+        abi: vaultv2Abi,
+        functionName: 'setMaxRate',
+        args: [63419583967n], // max max rate = 200e16 / (86400 * 365) // 200% APR
+      });
+
+      txs.push(setMaxAPYTx);
+
+      // Step 6.3 (Optional). Set initial allocator if provided.
       if (allocator && allocator !== zeroAddress) {
         const setAllocatorTx = encodeFunctionData({
           abi: vaultv2Abi,
diff --git a/src/utils/networks.ts b/src/utils/networks.ts
index c7b4d704..67c15a3e 100644
--- a/src/utils/networks.ts
+++ b/src/utils/networks.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { AgentMetadata } from './types';
 const alchemyKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALCHEMY_API_KEY;
 const rpcPriority = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_RPC_PRIORITY;
 
-const apiKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_THEGRAPH_API_KEY;
+const _apiKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_THEGRAPH_API_KEY;
 
 /**
  * Helper function to get RPC URL with fallback logic. Priority behavior: