diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-main.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-main.yaml
index 4a76092..f626f0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-main.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd backend
           pip install -r ./requirements.txt
+      - name: Create .env
+        run: |
+          cd backend
+          touch .env
+          echo "VALUES_DIRECTORY=/tmp" > .env
       - name: Run Pytest
         run: |
           cd backend