diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 583a927..951a065 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.7.9-stretch-browsers
         environment:
+          FLASK_APP: autoapp.py
+          CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'
+          FLASK_DEBUG: 1
           DATABASE_URL: postgresql://myUsr:somePwd@localhost:5432/psdb
       - image: circleci/postgres:9.6.5-alpine
         environment: