diff --git a/ci/test/.test.yml b/ci/test/.test.yml
index a533335e..12eeed8d 100644
--- a/ci/test/.test.yml
+++ b/ci/test/.test.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   script:
     - pip3 install -e .
     - pip install inline-snapshot pytest-asyncio graphviz pytest-mock
+    - echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=fake-api-key-for-tests" > .env
     - pytest -s $TEST_PATH
   tags:
     - p40