diff --git a/internal/acctest/acctest.go b/internal/acctest/acctest.go
index d1fd4808c..494d600b8 100644
--- a/internal/acctest/acctest.go
+++ b/internal/acctest/acctest.go
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ func PreCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	_, kibanaEndpointOk := os.LookupEnv("KIBANA_ENDPOINT")
 	_, userOk := os.LookupEnv("ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME")
 	_, passOk := os.LookupEnv("ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD")
+	_, apiKeyOk := os.LookupEnv("ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY")
 	_, kbUserOk := os.LookupEnv("KIBANA_USERNAME")
 	_, kbPassOk := os.LookupEnv("KIBANA_PASSWORD")
+	_, kbApiKeyOk := os.LookupEnv("KIBANA_API_KEY")
 
 	if !elasticsearchEndpointsOk {
 		t.Fatal("ELASTICSEARCH_ENDPOINTS must be set for acceptance tests to run")
@@ -40,9 +42,8 @@ func PreCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("KIBANA_ENDPOINT must be set for acceptance tests to run")
 	}
 
-	// Technically ES tests can use the API Key, however username/password is required for Kibana tests.
-	usernamePasswordOk := (userOk && passOk) || (kbUserOk && kbPassOk)
-	if !usernamePasswordOk {
-		t.Fatal("ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME and ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD or KIBANA_USERNAME and KIBANA_PASSWORD must be set for acceptance tests to run")
+	authOk := (userOk && passOk) || (kbUserOk && kbPassOk) || apiKeyOk || kbApiKeyOk
+	if !authOk {
+		t.Fatal("ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME and ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD, or KIBANA_USERNAME and KIBANA_PASSWORD, or ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY, or KIBANA_API_KEY must be set for acceptance tests to run")
 	}
 }