diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 71e2eac..21ef897 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ jobs:
           name: "Post deploy tests"
           command: |
             export FQDN=`aws ssm get-parameter --query Parameter.Value --name 'FQDN' --output text`
+            export DC_ENVIRONMENT=`aws ssm get-parameter --query Parameter.Value --name 'DC_ENVIRONMENT' --output text`
             pipenv run pytest .circleci/tests/
 
 
diff --git a/.circleci/tests/test_against_fqdn.py b/.circleci/tests/test_against_fqdn.py
index e567bd0..92a4b42 100644
--- a/.circleci/tests/test_against_fqdn.py
+++ b/.circleci/tests/test_against_fqdn.py
@@ -9,7 +9,17 @@
 
 
 def make_request(url):
-    req = httpx.get(url, timeout=20)
+    dc_env = os.environ.get("DC_ENVIRONMENT")
+
+    if dc_env == "development" or dc_env == "staging":
+        req = httpx.get(
+            url,
+            timeout=20,
+            auth=("dc", "dc"),
+        )
+    else:
+        req = httpx.get(url, timeout=20)
+
     req.raise_for_status()
     return req