diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 017f57efe..2f6a563e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker
         run: docker --version && docker-compose --version
 
+      - name: "Create env file"
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.ENV_FILE }}" > .env
+
       - name: Build and start services
+
         working-directory: ./deploy
         run: docker compose up --exit-code-from tests tests queue celeryworker db
         continue-on-error: true