diff --git a/.github/workflows/client-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/client-tests.yaml
index 1fa0b39d..ef7c217c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/client-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/client-tests.yaml
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           pip install pytest pytest-asyncio
+          export HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN }}
           make python-client-tests