diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b0dde39..da3aceb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ cargo-test-json-api:
   dependencies:
     - build-json-api
 
+  variables:
+    HMAC_PATH: "../hmac.secret"
+    WSS_HMAC_PATH: "../wss-hmac.secret"
+
   script:
     - cd json-api/
     - export HMAC_PATH="../hmac.secret" && \