diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index ac9aeeb..f3686d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.10"
           cache: 'pipenv'
       - run: pipenv install --dev
-      - run: echo ${{ secrets.DOTENV }} > .env
+      - run: echo ${{ secrets.DOTENV }} | base64 --decode > .env
+      - run: set -o allexport; source .env; set +o allexport
       - name: Prepare test environment
         run: |
           pipenv run coverage run -m pytest --asyncio-mode=strict classquiz/tests