diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2e479ce..df5a1bf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ test:
   except:
     - tags
   script:
+    - export HCLOUD_TOKEN=$HCLOUD_TOKEN
     - bash tests/utils/gitlab/gitlab.sh
   tags:
     - hc-bladerunner