diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 7fe1775..008ad51 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -37,14 +37,18 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             . venv/bin/activate
             sleep 1
-            export CONDUIT_SECRET='something-really-secret'
-            export FLASK_APP=/path/to/autoapp.py
-            export FLASK_DEBUG=1
+            $env:CONDUIT_SECRET='something-really-secret'
+            $env:FLASK_APP = "autoapp.py"
+            $env:FLASK_DEBUG = 1
+            flask run
             flask db upgrade
       - run:
           name: flask test
           command: |
             . venv/bin/activate
+            $env:CONDUIT_SECRET='something-really-secret'
+            $env:FLASK_APP = "autoapp.py"
+            $env:FLASK_DEBUG = 1
             sleep 1
             flask test