diff --git a/cluster_api.py b/cluster_api.py
index f6bcf43..c241272 100644
--- a/cluster_api.py
+++ b/cluster_api.py
@@ -34,4 +34,16 @@ def cluster_info(base_url, api_key):  # output short clusters overview
     else:
         console.print(f"[red]Failed to retrieve data {response.status_code}[/]")
     Prompt.ask("[green_yellow bold]ENTER - return to Main Menu.. :right_arrow_curving_down:")
-    os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
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+    os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
+
+def check_api_key(base_url, api_key):  # test api key and show spaceVM version
+    url = f"http://{base_url}/api/controllers/base-version/"
+    response = requests.get(url, headers={'Authorization': api_key})
+    console = Console()
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        cluster_info = response.json()
+        version = cluster_info['version']
+        console.print(f"[bold green]Successfully conected to SpaceVM version {version}")
+    else:
+        console.print(f"[bold red]{response.status_code}[/]")
+    return response.status_code
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diff --git a/config_data_import.py b/config_data_import.py
index 137e912..0b6e45f 100644
--- a/config_data_import.py
+++ b/config_data_import.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import os
+import subprocess
 
+from cluster_api import *
+from data_pools_api import *
 from rich import print
 from rich.panel import Panel
 from rich.console import Console , Align
@@ -55,7 +58,12 @@ def config_edit(config_relative_path):
     menu_choice=str(read_input)
     if menu_choice == "Y" or menu_choice == "y":
         base_url = input("Type SpaceVM Controller IP: ")
+        while ping(base_url) != True:
+            base_url = console.input("[bold red]No response.\nCheck and type SpaceVM Controller IP again: [/]")
         api_key = input("Type your API Key: ")
+        while check_api_key(base_url, "jwt " + api_key) != 200:
+            api_key = console.input("[bold red]Check and type SpaceVM Controller API Key again: [/]")
+        data_pools(base_url,"jwt " + api_key)
         data_pool_uuid = input("Type Data Pool UUID you wish to use: ")
         lines = [base_url, api_key, data_pool_uuid]
         with open(config_relative_path, "w+") as file:
@@ -74,4 +82,16 @@ def config_edit(config_relative_path):
             cls()
 
 def cls():
-    os.system('cls' if os.name=='nt' else 'clear')
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+    os.system('cls' if os.name=='nt' else 'clear')
+
+def ping(base_url):
+    DNULL = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        status = subprocess.call(["ping","-n","1",base_url],stdout = DNULL)
+    else:
+        status = subprocess.call(["ping","-c","1",base_url],stdout = DNULL)
+        
+    if status == 0:
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
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diff --git a/data_pools_api.py b/data_pools_api.py
index 422c29e..df2d2f3 100644
--- a/data_pools_api.py
+++ b/data_pools_api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def data_pools(base_url, api_key):  # output data pool info
     if response.status_code == 200:
         data_pools = response.json()
         results_data_pools_info = data_pools['results']
-        os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
+        #os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
         console.rule("[bold cyan]Data Pools Overview")
         console.print(f"[bold]Data pools total:[/] {data_pools['count']}\n")
         panels = []
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ def data_pools(base_url, api_key):  # output data pool info
         console.print(*panels, sep="\n")
     else:
         console.print(f"[red]Failed to retrieve data {response.status_code}[/]")
-    Prompt.ask("[green_yellow bold]ENTER - return to Main Menu.. :right_arrow_curving_down:")
-    os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
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+    Prompt.ask("[green_yellow bold]ENTER - return to Main Menu.. :right_arrow_curving_down:")
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0ad5154..6c85f3d 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ title="[bold magenta]SpaceVM Utility - Main Menu" , subtitle = menu_subtitle, su
         data_pools(base_url , api_key)
     if menu_choice == "6":
         vm_info_short(base_url , api_key)
+    if menu_choice == "7":
+        check_api_key(base_url, api_key)
     os.system('cls' if os.name=='nt' else 'clear')  #clears screen before looping back to main menu     
-console.print("[red bold]Exiting Utility ")
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+console.print("[red bold]Exiting Utility ")