diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 910150bb..e01ed848 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         "plugins/*"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
-        "@yaakapp/api": "^0.2.29"
+        "@yaakapp/api": "^0.3.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^22.7.4",
@@ -1013,9 +1013,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@yaakapp/api": {
-      "version": "0.2.29",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@yaakapp/api/-/api-0.2.29.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-RuyWRUGhYIQjFmaZTYuAekSkidl0b9rWcTV1l+Hs5Pw+LUv8+euedAvNodEJgxAgy42btUns7QUmdM5YNvgoug==",
+      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@yaakapp/api/-/api-0.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-A2msKEiqVIOdqn2q9oVXT69aJ7EwrbwNZ6gdrvqTqeTERLddRtO0OKj6wYUUpiqbGr1QY8Byu4BzHclp/aYHWw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^22.5.4"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e4eced1..f73d48a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
     "workspaces-run": "^1.0.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@yaakapp/api": "^0.2.29"
+    "@yaakapp/api": "^0.3.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/auth-jwt/src/index.ts b/plugins/auth-jwt/src/index.ts
index b5e2309a..309c6809 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-jwt/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-jwt/src/index.ts
@@ -29,32 +29,34 @@ export const plugin: PluginDefinition = {
           type: 'select',
           name: 'algorithm',
           label: 'Algorithm',
+          hideLabel: true,
           defaultValue: defaultAlgorithm,
           options: algorithms.map(value => ({ name: value === 'none' ? 'None' : value, value })),
         },
         {
           type: 'text',
           name: 'secret',
-          label: 'Secret',
+          label: 'Secret or Private Key',
           optional: true,
         },
         {
           type: 'checkbox',
           name: 'secretBase64',
-          label: 'Secret Base64 Encoded',
+          label: 'Secret is base64 encoded',
         },
         {
           type: 'editor',
           name: 'payload',
           label: 'Payload',
           language: 'json',
-          optional: true,
+          defaultValue: '{\n  "foo": "bar"\n}',
+          placeholder: '{ }',
         },
       ],
       async onApply(_ctx, args) {
         const { algorithm, secret: _secret, secretBase64, payload } = args.config;
         const secret = secretBase64 ? Buffer.from(`${_secret}`, 'base64') : `${_secret}`;
-        const token = secret ? jwt.sign(`${payload}`, secret, { algorithm: algorithm as any }) : jwt.sign(`${payload}`, null);
+        const token = jwt.sign(`${payload}`, secret, { algorithm: algorithm as any });
         const value = `Bearer ${token}`;
         return { setHeaders: [{ name: 'Authorization', value }] };
       }