diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 059e68210..47c3475df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ jobs:
       - if: matrix.pdfium == '4'
         run: pip install "pypdfium2<5"
       - run: python -m pytest -q
+        env:
+          PAGEINDEX_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PAGEINDEX_API_KEY }}
 
   publish:
     needs: test