diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index a61296e..f2e7ccf 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ deployment:
     branch: master
     commands:
       - npm run build
-      - aws lambda update-function-code --function-name $FUNCTION_NAME --region us-east-1 --zip-file fileb://files.zip
+      - aws lambda update-function-code --function-name $FUNCTION_NAME --region us-east-1 --zip-file fileb://files.zip --environment Variables={PROPUBLICA_KEY=$PROPUBLICA_KEY}