diff --git a/test/notebook_test_runner/test_notebooks_in_dss_docker_image.py b/test/notebook_test_runner/test_notebooks_in_dss_docker_image.py
index dec0aced..bd4b97e0 100644
--- a/test/notebook_test_runner/test_notebooks_in_dss_docker_image.py
+++ b/test/notebook_test_runner/test_notebooks_in_dss_docker_image.py
@@ -107,5 +107,6 @@ def test_notebook(notebook_test_container_with_log, notebook_test_file):
     )
     environ = os.environ.copy()
     environ["NBTEST_ACTIVE"] = "TRUE"
-    nbtest_environ = {key: value for key, value in environ.items() if key.startswith("NBTEST_")}
+    nbtest_environ = {key: value for key, value in environ.items() if (
+        key.startswith("NBTEST_") or key.startswith("SAAS_"))}
     exec_command(command_run_test, container, print_output=True, environment=nbtest_environ, user="jupyter")
diff --git a/test/notebooks/nbtest_sagemaker.py b/test/notebooks/nbtest_sagemaker.py
index f1129dfc..5b437c52 100644
--- a/test/notebooks/nbtest_sagemaker.py
+++ b/test/notebooks/nbtest_sagemaker.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def continuous_job_polling():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('access_to_temp_secret_store', [StorageBackend.onprem, StorageBackend.saas], indirect=True)
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason='debugging')
 def test_sagemaker(access_to_temp_secret_store, uploading_hack):
 
     store_path, store_password = access_to_temp_secret_store