diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index de5bfbd..9c1920f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ stages:
   - build
 test:
   stage: test
+  variables:
+    TAILSCALESD_API_KEY: tskey-dummy
+    TAILSCALESD_TAILNET: example.com
   script:
     - apt-get update
     - apt-get install -y make python3-poetry