diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l4-x1.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l4-x1.yml
index 404aa545..e5593ac9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l4-x1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l4-x1.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./instructlab
         env:
           HF_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HF_TOKEN }}
+          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
           ./scripts/e2e-ci.sh -m
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l40s-x4.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l40s-x4.yml
index f1018c63..dae8df6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l40s-x4.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l40s-x4.yml
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./instructlab
         env:
           HF_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HF_TOKEN }}
+          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
           ./scripts/e2e-ci.sh -l