diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d65c81c..814bd7f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ FROM rust:1.84.1 AS builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libgcc1 jq
 WORKDIR /build
-COPY  . .
 RUN rustup component add rustfmt
 RUN SO_URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/drift-labs/drift-ffi-sys/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name=="libdrift_ffi_sys.so") | .browser_download_url') &&\
   curl -L -o libdrift_ffi_sys.so "$SO_URL" &&\
   cp libdrift_ffi_sys.so /usr/local/lib
 
+COPY  . .
 # DEV: choose to build drift system libs from source or not
 # a) default: use prebuilt lib (faster build time)
 RUN CARGO_DRIFT_FFI_PATH="/usr/local/lib" cargo build --release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2cf8446..0fe1c24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Self hosted API gateway to easily interact with Drift V2 Protocol
       - [`GET` Perp Position Info](#get-position-info-perps-only)
       - [`GET` Transaction Events](#get-transaction-events)
       - [`GET` SOL Balance](#get-sol-balance)
+      - [`GET` Authority](#get-authority)
       - [`GET` Margin Info](#get-margin-info)
       - [`GET` Leverage](#get-leverage)
       - [`POST` Leverage](#set-leverage)
@@ -569,9 +570,20 @@ $ curl localhost:8080/v2/balance
 ```
 
 ```json
-{ "balance": "0.12" }
+{ "balance": "0.12", "pubkey": "key" }
 ```
 
+### Get Authority
+Return the on-chain SOL balance of the transaction signer (`DRIFT_GATEWAY_KEY`)
+```bash
+$ curl localhost:8080/v2/authority
+```
+
+```json
+{ "pubkey": "key" }
+```
+
+
 ### Place Orders
 
 - use sub-zero `amount` to indicate sell/offer order
diff --git a/src/controller.rs b/src/controller.rs
index 881b01c..09cb311 100644
--- a/src/controller.rs
+++ b/src/controller.rs
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::{
     types::{
-        get_market_decimals, scale_decimal_to_u64, AllMarketsResponse, CancelAndPlaceRequest,
-        CancelOrdersRequest, GetOrdersRequest, GetOrdersResponse, GetPositionsRequest,
-        GetPositionsResponse, Market, MarketInfoResponse, ModifyOrdersRequest, Order, PerpPosition,
-        PerpPositionExtended, PlaceOrdersRequest, SolBalanceResponse, SpotPosition, SwapRequest,
-        TxEventsResponse, TxResponse, UserCollateralResponse, UserLeverageResponse,
-        UserMarginResponse, PRICE_DECIMALS,
+        get_market_decimals, scale_decimal_to_u64, AllMarketsResponse, AuthorityResponse,
+        CancelAndPlaceRequest, CancelOrdersRequest, GetOrdersRequest, GetOrdersResponse,
+        GetPositionsRequest, GetPositionsResponse, Market, MarketInfoResponse, ModifyOrdersRequest,
+        Order, PerpPosition, PerpPositionExtended, PlaceOrdersRequest, SolBalanceResponse,
+        SpotPosition, SwapRequest, TxEventsResponse, TxResponse, UserCollateralResponse,
+        UserLeverageResponse, UserMarginResponse, PRICE_DECIMALS,
     },
     websocket::map_drift_event_for_account,
     Context, LOG_TARGET,
@@ -298,17 +298,25 @@ impl AppState {
 
     /// Return SOL balance of the tx signing account
     pub async fn get_sol_balance(&self) -> GatewayResult<SolBalanceResponse> {
+        let pubkey = self.authority();
         let balance = self
             .client
             .rpc()
-            .get_balance(&self.wallet.signer())
+            .get_balance(pubkey)
             .await
             .map_err(|err| ControllerError::Sdk(err.into()))?;
         Ok(SolBalanceResponse {
             balance: Decimal::new(balance as i64, BASE_PRECISION.ilog10()).normalize(),
+            pubkey: pubkey.to_string(),
         })
     }
 
+    /// Return Pubkey of Authority (signer)
+    pub fn get_authority(&self) -> GatewayResult<AuthorityResponse> {
+        let pubkey = self.wallet.authority().to_string();
+        Ok(AuthorityResponse { pubkey })
+    }
+
     /// Cancel orders
     ///
     /// There are 4 intended scenarios for cancellation, in order of priority:
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8106176..8205440 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ async fn get_sol_balance(controller: web::Data<AppState>) -> impl Responder {
     handle_result(controller.get_sol_balance().await)
 }
 
+#[get("/authority")]
+async fn get_authority(controller: web::Data<AppState>) -> impl Responder {
+    handle_result(controller.get_authority())
+}
+
 #[get("/transactionEvent/{tx_sig}")]
 async fn get_tx_events(
     controller: web::Data<AppState>,
@@ -381,6 +386,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                     .service(modify_orders)
                     .service(cancel_and_place_orders)
                     .service(get_sol_balance)
+                    .service(get_authority)
                     .service(get_positions_extended)
                     .service(get_tx_events)
                     .service(get_market_info)
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 303eeff..54d4a4a 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -557,6 +557,12 @@ pub(crate) fn get_market_decimals(program_data: &ProgramData, market: Market) ->
 #[derive(Serialize, Debug)]
 pub struct SolBalanceResponse {
     pub balance: Decimal,
+    pub pubkey: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Debug)]
+pub struct AuthorityResponse {
+    pub pubkey: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Debug)]