diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index aaa8a9e..0058e52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CENSUS_KEY: ${{ secrets.CENSUS_KEY }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']