diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 948a5d3..22f19dc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ jobs:
   test:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.9.1
+        environment:
+          CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'
+          FLASK_APP: /path/to/autoapp.py
+          FLASK_DEBUG: 1
     steps:
       - checkout
       - setup_remote_docker
@@ -58,9 +62,6 @@ jobs:
             - npm-v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "Pipfile.lock" }}
       - run: pip install Flask
       - run: pip install Flask-Migrate
-      - run: export CONDUIT_SECRET='something-really-secret'
-      - run: export FLASK_APP=/path/to/autoapp.py
-      - run: export FLASK_DEBUG=1
       - run: docker container run --name flask_db_test -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=somePwd -e POSTGRES_USER=myUsr -p 5432:5432 -d postgres
       - run: sleep 1
       - run: export DATABASE_URL=postgresql://myUsr:somePwd@localhost:5432/myUsr