diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index c032166c..534aabe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         REDSHIFT_TEST_PASS: ${{ secrets.REDSHIFT_TEST_PASS }}
         REDSHIFT_TEST_PORT: ${{ secrets.REDSHIFT_TEST_PORT }}
         REDSHIFT_TEST_DBNAME: ${{ secrets.REDSHIFT_TEST_DBNAME }}
+        REDSHIFT_SPECTRUM_IAM_ROLE: ${{ secrets.REDSHIFT_SPECTRUM_IAM_ROLE }}
         SNOWFLAKE_TEST_ACCOUNT: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_TEST_ACCOUNT }}
         SNOWFLAKE_TEST_USER: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_TEST_USER }}
         SNOWFLAKE_TEST_PASS: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_TEST_PASS }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/macros/plugins/redshift/prep_external.sql b/integration_tests/macros/plugins/redshift/prep_external.sql
index b3a36249..40a77676 100644
--- a/integration_tests/macros/plugins/redshift/prep_external.sql
+++ b/integration_tests/macros/plugins/redshift/prep_external.sql
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             {{ external_schema }}
             from data catalog
             database '{{ external_schema }}'
-            iam_role '{{ env_var("SPECTRUM_IAM_ROLE", "") }}'
+            iam_role '{{ env_var("REDSHIFT_SPECTRUM_IAM_ROLE") }}'
             create external database if not exists;
             
     {% endset %}
diff --git a/integration_tests/test.env.sample b/integration_tests/test.env.sample
index 87391e08..71fa8cd7 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test.env.sample
+++ b/integration_tests/test.env.sample
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ REDSHIFT_TEST_USER=
 REDSHIFT_TEST_PASS=
 REDSHIFT_TEST_DBNAME=
 REDSHIFT_TEST_PORT=
+REDSHIFT_SPECTRUM_IAM_ROLE=
 
 # snowflake