diff --git a/paiji2/settings_tests.py b/paiji2/settings_tests.py
index aeec99e..5e75049 100755
--- a/paiji2/settings_tests.py
+++ b/paiji2/settings_tests.py
@@ -104,3 +104,5 @@
 # testing when the test server is running
 if HTMLVALIDATOR_ENABLED:
     MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES += ("htmlvalidator.middleware.HTMLValidator",)
+
+OPENWEATHERMAP_API_KEY = ''