diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6bb37c8..948a5d3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ 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