diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9858f4d..2087b88 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ jobs: # A basic unit of work in a run
           key: deps9-{{ .Branch }}-{{ checksum "Pipfile.lock" }}
       - run:
           command: |
+            export CONDUIT_SECRET='something-really-secret'
+            export FLASK_APP=/path/to/autoapp.py
+            export FLASK_DEBUG=1
             sudo pip install pipenv
             pipenv install
             pip install -r requirements/dev.txt --user