diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/weather/test_weather.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/weather/test_weather.py
index 7b42bb1..a338339 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/weather/test_weather.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/weather/test_weather.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
 from zulip_bots.test_lib import BotTestCase
 
 from typing import Optional
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ class TestWeatherBot(BotTestCase):
 
     # Override default function in BotTestCase
     def test_bot_responds_to_empty_message(self) -> None:
-        self._test('', self.help_content)
+        with patch('requests.get'):
+            self._test('', self.help_content)
 
     def test_bot(self) -> None:
 
@@ -46,4 +48,5 @@ class TestWeatherBot(BotTestCase):
         self._test('fghjklasdfgh', bot_response, 'test_city_not_found')
 
         # help message
-        self._test('help', self.help_content)
+        with patch('requests.get'):
+            self._test('help', self.help_content)
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/weather/weather.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/weather/weather.py
index 4151d8c..9df10c1 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/weather/weather.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/weather/weather.py
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ class WeatherHandler(object):
     def initialize(self, bot_handler: Any) -> None:
         self.api_key = bot_handler.get_config_info('weather')['key']
         self.response_pattern = 'Weather in {}, {}:\n{:.2f} F / {:.2f} C\n{}'
-        self.check_api_key()
+        self.check_api_key(bot_handler)
 
-    def check_api_key(self) -> None:
+    def check_api_key(self, bot_handler: Any) -> None:
         url = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=nyc&APPID=' + self.api_key
         test_response = requests.get(url)
         try:
             test_response_data = test_response.json()
             if test_response_data['cod'] == 401:
-                logging.error('API Key not valid. Please see doc.md to find out how to get it.')
+                bot_handler.quit('API Key not valid. Please see doc.md to find out how to get it.')
         except KeyError:
             pass