diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 0c3aef41..83a320ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -25,5 +25,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.10" # stac-api-validator requires >= 3.10
           cache: "pip"
+
+      - name: Set Azurite Default Key
+        run: echo "AZURITE_ACCOUNT_KEY=${{ secrets.AZURITE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Validate
         run: ./scripts/validate