diff --git a/.github/workflows/ecs-task-definition.json b/.github/workflows/ecs-task-definition.json
index 0e4f55289..42fc0eb4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ecs-task-definition.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/ecs-task-definition.json
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
                 {
                     "name": "SUPERSET_PORT",
                     "value": "8080"
+                },
+                {
+                  "name": "SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY",
+                  "value": "super-secret-for-ephemerals"
                 }
             ],
             "mountPoints": [],