diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 5a97561..6f58075 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - pip3 install poetry
   - poetry install --no-root
+  - export SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
   - poetry run ./manage.py test
 - name: deploy
   image: caprover/cli-caprover:2.2.3