diff --git a/ark_nova_stats/worker/app.py b/ark_nova_stats/worker/app.py
index 2d1dfec4..e3e71b87 100644
--- a/ark_nova_stats/worker/app.py
+++ b/ark_nova_stats/worker/app.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ def archive_logs_to_tigris(
     return new_archive
 
 
+API_SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("API_WORKER_SECRET")
+
+
 def main() -> int:
     tigris_client = boto3.client("s3", endpoint_url=os.getenv("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_S3"))
     with app.app_context():
diff --git a/base/flask_app.py b/base/flask_app.py
index 4e4bf8c6..e9479c59 100644
--- a/base/flask_app.py
+++ b/base/flask_app.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def FlaskApp(name) -> tuple[Flask, CORS, SQLAlchemy, Migrate]:
     app.config.update(
         FRONTEND_URL=frontend_url,
         SECRET_KEY=os.getenv("FLASK_SECRET_KEY", "testing"),
+        WORKER_SECRET=os.getenv("API_WORKER_SECRET", "test-api-worker-secret"),
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI=database_uri(),
         SQLALCHEMY_ENGINE_OPTIONS={
             "connect_args": {
diff --git a/skeleton/worker/app.py b/skeleton/worker/app.py
index e7da48f6..5b23027a 100644
--- a/skeleton/worker/app.py
+++ b/skeleton/worker/app.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import os
 import time
 
 from skeleton.config import app, db
 
 max_delay = 10
 
+API_SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("API_WORKER_SECRET")
+
 
 def main() -> int:
     with app.app_context():
diff --git a/tools/build_rules/api/api_image.bzl b/tools/build_rules/api/api_image.bzl
index d90b3ce1..4758d1dd 100644
--- a/tools/build_rules/api/api_image.bzl
+++ b/tools/build_rules/api/api_image.bzl
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def api_image(
         "DB_PASSWORD": "development",
         "DATABASE_NAME": "api_development",
         "FLASK_SECRET_KEY": "testing",
+        "API_WORKER_SECRET": "test-api-worker-secret",
     }
     container_env.update(env)
 
diff --git a/tools/build_rules/worker/worker.bzl b/tools/build_rules/worker/worker.bzl
index 2f47f1de..0074ef0c 100644
--- a/tools/build_rules/worker/worker.bzl
+++ b/tools/build_rules/worker/worker.bzl
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def worker(
         "DB_PASSWORD": "development",
         "DATABASE_NAME": "api_development",
         "FLASK_SECRET_KEY": "testing",
+        "API_WORKER_SECRET": "test-api-worker-secret",
     }
     all_env.update(env)