diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d707ea6d..3196dbc3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: pip install --pre dbt-bigquery -r dev-requirements.txt
+      - run:
+          name: Setup Environment Variables
+          command: echo 'export BIGQUERY_KEYFILE_JSON="$BIGQUERY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON"' >> "$BASH_ENV"
       - run:
           name: "Run OG Tests - BigQuery"
           command: ./run_test.sh bigquery