diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/environment-runtime-driver-contract.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/environment-runtime-driver-contract.test.ts
index 067c040d263..53665ed9afc 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/environment-runtime-driver-contract.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/environment-runtime-driver-contract.test.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("environment runtime driver contract", () => {
         provider: "local_encrypted",
         value: config.privateKey,
       });
+      await secretService(db).createBinding({
+        companyId,
+        secretId: secret.id,
+        targetType: "environment",
+        targetId: environmentId,
+        configPath: "privateKeySecretRef",
+      });
       config = {
         ...config,
         privateKey: null,