diff --git a/.fernignore b/.fernignore
index dd547b3..e8c08ac 100644
--- a/.fernignore
+++ b/.fernignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Specify files that shouldn't be modified by Fern
 
-tests/custom.test.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+tests/custom.test.ts
+.github/workflows/ci.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1a55fdb..ae47f90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Compile
         run: yarn && yarn test    
+        env:
+          LETTA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LETTA_API_KEY }} 
 
   publish:
     needs: [ compile, test ]