diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index f31c1b5..1017f7e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Deploy to Dev
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [backend-tests, frontend-tests]
+    env:
+      SECRET_KEY: test-secret-key-for-ci-environment-32chars-minimum
     container:
       volumes:
         - /var/packages/ContainerManager/target/usr/bin/docker:/usr/bin/docker