diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 0a11a05..ca3c63a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: secret
       PGPASSWORD: secret
       SQL_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://app-user:secret@localhost:5432/testdb
+      FERNET_KEY: Ms1HSn513x0_4WWFBQ3hYPDGAHpKH_pIseC5WwqyO7M=
 
     services:
       sqldb: