diff --git a/.github/workflows/node_sdk_publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/node_sdk_publish.yaml
index 43d750d..cbc9cf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node_sdk_publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node_sdk_publish.yaml
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PDP_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PDP_API_KEY }}
           PERMIT_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PDP_API_KEY }}
-          API_TIER: 'prod'
         run: docker run -d -p 7766:7000 --env PDP_API_KEY=${{ secrets.PDP_API_KEY }} --env PDP_DEBUG=true permitio/pdp-v2:latest
 
       - name: Run tests
         env:
           PDP_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PDP_API_KEY }}
           PERMIT_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PDP_API_KEY }}
+          API_TIER: 'prod'
         run: yarn test
           
       # - name: Bump version at package.json