diff --git a/terraform/environment/region/main.tf b/terraform/environment/region/main.tf
index c89196a0..458b2bc9 100644
--- a/terraform/environment/region/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/environment/region/main.tf
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module "lambda" {
 
   environment_variables = {
     DDB_TABLE_NAME_DEEDS = var.dynamodb_name
+    JWT_SECRET_KEY = "secret"
   }
 
   providers = {