diff --git a/cmd/apikey/apikey.go b/cmd/apikey/apikey.go
index fe8aa106..e35ca787 100644
--- a/cmd/apikey/apikey.go
+++ b/cmd/apikey/apikey.go
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ func init() {
 
 	// Flags for "civo apikey save" command
 	apikeySaveCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&loadAPIKeyFromEnv, "load-from-env", false, "When set, the name and key will be taken from environment variables (see notes above)")
+	apikeyRemoveCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&forceFlag, "force", false, "Force removal of the current API key without confirmation")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/apikey/apikey_remove.go b/cmd/apikey/apikey_remove.go
index 2892bcf3..29abbb6d 100644
--- a/cmd/apikey/apikey_remove.go
+++ b/cmd/apikey/apikey_remove.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var forceFlag bool
+
 var apikeyRemoveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "remove",
 	Aliases: []string{"delete", "rm"},
@@ -19,17 +21,21 @@ var apikeyRemoveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		index, err := apiKeyFind(args[0])
 		if err != nil {
-			utility.Error("Unable find the API key %s", err.Error())
+			utility.Error("Unable to find the API key %s", err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
 		// Check if the requested API key is the current one
 		if index == config.Current.Meta.CurrentAPIKey {
-			utility.Warning("The API key %q is the current one, please change it before removing it", args[0])
-			os.Exit(1)
+			if forceFlag {
+				utility.Warning("The API key %q is the current one. You are using the --force flag, so it will be deleted.", args[0])
+			} else {
+				utility.Warning("The API key %q is the current one. If you remove it, you will need to set another API key as the current one to continue using the CLI.", args[0])
+			}
 		}
 
-		if utility.UserConfirmedDeletion("api key", common.DefaultYes, args[0]) {
+		// Confirm deletion of the API key
+		if forceFlag || utility.UserConfirmedDeletion("API key", common.DefaultYes, args[0]) {
 			numKeys := len(config.Current.APIKeys)
 			delete(config.Current.APIKeys, index)
 			config.SaveConfig()