diff --git a/djangoldp_account/tests/runner.py b/djangoldp_account/tests/runner.py
index b4a866b408a279103c0668fbf6b3f9219008e9b8..bdb63d5d672eeb201431d48902393ddbf3a81897 100644
--- a/djangoldp_account/tests/runner.py
+++ b/djangoldp_account/tests/runner.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config = {
 
     # required values for server
     'server': {
+        'SECRET_KEY': "$r&)p-4k@h5b!1yrft6&q%j)_p$lxqh6#)jeeu0z1iag&y&wdu",
         'JABBER_DEFAULT_HOST': ''
     }
 }
diff --git a/djangoldp_account/tests/tests_auth_backends.py b/djangoldp_account/tests/tests_auth_backends.py
index 2a86ae5b75f9dee4da25b328fcbbeedf0638d5ff..a36ca4f6a2cc851e15d1516b7c9739b17664515e 100644
--- a/djangoldp_account/tests/tests_auth_backends.py
+++ b/djangoldp_account/tests/tests_auth_backends.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from oidc_provider.tests.app.utils import create_fake_client, FAKE_NONCE, create
 from djangoldp_account.models import LDPUser
 from djangoldp_account.tests.models import OwnedResource
 
-
+#TODO: catch warnings
 class AuthBackendTestCase(APITestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         call_command('creatersakey')