diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-client.yaml b/.github/workflows/api-client.yaml
index faa0ef1..e6bdc0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-client.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-client.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./api-client
         run: yarn install
 
+      - name: Setting up .environment variables
+        working-directory: ./api-client
+        run: cp .env.sample .env
+
       - name: Unit tests
         working-directory: ./api-client
         run: yarn run test
diff --git a/api-client/tests/unit/api/apiClient.test.ts b/api-client/tests/unit/api/apiClient.test.ts
index 95ac30a..5d0dd06 100644
--- a/api-client/tests/unit/api/apiClient.test.ts
+++ b/api-client/tests/unit/api/apiClient.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import apiClient from "../../../src/api/apiClient";
+import * as dotenv from "dotenv"
+dotenv.config()
 
 describe('API Client headers', () => {
     it('Should have a content type of application/json', () => {
@@ -10,3 +12,9 @@ describe('API Client headers', () => {
         expect(headers['Accept']).toEqual('application/json')
     })
 })
+describe('API Client options', () => {
+    it('Should have the base url of ' + process.env.API_BASE_PATH, () => {
+        let baseURL = apiClient.axiosClient.defaults.baseURL;
+        expect(baseURL).toEqual(process.env.API_BASE_PATH)
+    })
+})
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