diff --git a/src/price_providers/dune_pricing.py b/src/price_providers/dune_pricing.py
index 25d3098..3e27b3a 100644
--- a/src/price_providers/dune_pricing.py
+++ b/src/price_providers/dune_pricing.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
+from typing import cast
 import dotenv, os
 from src.price_providers.pricing_model import AbstractPriceProvider
 from dune_client.types import QueryParameter
 from dune_client.client import DuneClient
 from dune_client.query import QueryBase
-from dune_client.models import DuneError
 from src.helpers.config import get_web3_instance, get_logger
 from src.helpers.helper_functions import extract_params
 from src.constants import DUNE_PRICE_QUERY_ID, DUNE_QUERY_BUFFER_TIME
 
 dotenv.load_dotenv()
-dune_api_key = os.getenv("DUNE_API_KEY")
-dune = DuneClient.from_env()
 
 
 class DunePriceProvider(AbstractPriceProvider):
@@ -21,17 +19,30 @@ class DunePriceProvider(AbstractPriceProvider):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.web3 = get_web3_instance()
         self.logger = get_logger()
+        self.dune = self.initialize_dune_client()
 
     @property
     def name(self) -> str:
         return "Dune"
 
+    def initialize_dune_client(self) -> DuneClient | None:
+        """
+        Initializes the Dune client and returns None if API key is not set.
+        """
+        dune_api_key = os.getenv("DUNE_API_KEY")
+        if not dune_api_key:
+            self.logger.warning("DUNE_API_KEY is not set.")
+            return None
+        return cast(DuneClient, DuneClient.from_env())
+
     def get_price(self, price_params: dict) -> float | None:
         """
         Function returns Dune price for a token address,
         closest to and at least as large as the block timestamp for a given tx hash.
         """
         try:
+            if not self.dune:
+                return None
             token_address, block_number = extract_params(price_params, is_block=True)
             start_timestamp = getattr(
                 self.web3.eth.get_block(block_number), "timestamp", None
@@ -52,14 +63,8 @@ def get_price(self, price_params: dict) -> float | None:
                     ),
                 ],
             )
-            try:
-                result = dune.run_query(query=query)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-            except DuneError as e:
-                self.logger.warning(
-                    f"Unable to run query, Dune returned with error {e}"
-                )
-                return None
-            if result.result.rows:
+            result = self.dune.run_query(query=query)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            if result and result.result and result.result.rows:
                 row = result.result.rows[0]
                 price = row.get("price")
                 if price is not None: