diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 60cacf95..e8b41623 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Benchmark
         working-directory: backend
+        env:
+          CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${{ secrets.CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY_TEST }}
         run: go test -bench=. -benchmem -run='^$' ./... | tee output.txt
 
       - name: Store Benchmark Result
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           PERF_MAX_MS_GETSTATUS_P95: 500ms
           PERF_MAX_MS_GETSTATUS_P95_PARALLEL: 1500ms
           PERF_MAX_MS_LISTDECISIONS_P95: 2000ms
+          CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${{ secrets.CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY_TEST }}
         run: |
           echo "## 🔍 Running performance assertions (TestPerf)" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           go test -run TestPerf -v ./internal/api/handlers -count=1 | tee perf-output.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov-upload.yml
index fff6580f..57637838 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov-upload.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
         env:
           CGO_ENABLED: 1
+          CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${{ secrets.CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY_TEST }}
         run: |
           bash scripts/go-test-coverage.sh 2>&1 | tee backend/test-output.txt
           exit "${PIPESTATUS[0]}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
index 4a0b7c6f..97a29c1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
         env:
           CGO_ENABLED: 1
+          CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${{ secrets.CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY_TEST }}
         run: |
           bash "scripts/go-test-coverage.sh" 2>&1 | tee backend/test-output.txt
           exit "${PIPESTATUS[0]}"
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           PERF_MAX_MS_GETSTATUS_P95: 500ms
           PERF_MAX_MS_GETSTATUS_P95_PARALLEL: 1500ms
           PERF_MAX_MS_LISTDECISIONS_P95: 2000ms
+          CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${{ secrets.CHARON_ENCRYPTION_KEY_TEST }}
         run: |
           {
             echo "## 🔍 Running performance assertions (TestPerf)"