diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index f7e451c..e02a881 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.9-buster-node-browsers
+    working_directory: ~/repo
     steps:
       - checkout
       - restore_cache:
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ jobs:
             python3 -m venv venv
             . venv/bin/activate
             pip install -r requirements/dev.txt
+          environment:
+            CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'
+            FLASK_APP: /home/circleci/repo/autoapp.py
+            FLASK_DEBUG: 1
       - save_cache:
           key: dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements/dev.txt"}}-{{ checksum "requirements/prod.txt" }}
           paths: