diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_runner.yml b/.github/workflows/test_runner.yml
index 8013a7b5d..1906d96d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_runner.yml
@@ -48,4 +48,6 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r requirements/test.txt
       - name: Run Tests
         working-directory: ./apiserver
+        env:
+        SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.SECRET_KEY }}
         run: coverage run --source='.' manage.py test --settings=plane.settings.test