diff --git a/backend/pycon/settings/test.py b/backend/pycon/settings/test.py
index 80b9dcc4c4..4536c10efb 100644
--- a/backend/pycon/settings/test.py
+++ b/backend/pycon/settings/test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .base import * # noqa
 
 
-SECRET_KEY = env('SECRET_KEY')
+SECRET_KEY = 'this-key-should-only-be-used-for-tests'