diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tests/jestEnv.ts b/packages/backend-core/tests/jestEnv.ts
index bfeb3eca72..2c797c9fff 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tests/jestEnv.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tests/jestEnv.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ process.env.LOG_LEVEL = process.env.LOG_LEVEL || "error"
 process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD = "budibase"
 process.env.COUCH_DB_PASSWORD = "budibase"
 process.env.COUCH_DB_USER = "budibase"
+process.env.API_ENCRYPTION_KEY = "testsecret"
+process.env.JWT_SECRET = "testsecret"