diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index af6489349..73dcedf0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -346,13 +346,14 @@ jobs:
           AIRFLOW_CONN_AIRFLOW_DB: postgres://postgres:postgres@0.0.0.0:5432/postgres
           AIRFLOW__CORE__DAGBAG_IMPORT_TIMEOUT: 90.0
           PYTHONPATH: /home/runner/work/astronomer-cosmos/astronomer-cosmos/:$PYTHONPATH
-          MODEL_COUNT: ${{ matrix.num-models }}
+          COSMOS_CONN_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.COSMOS_CONN_POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
           POSTGRES_HOST: localhost
           POSTGRES_USER: postgres
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
           POSTGRES_DB: postgres
           POSTGRES_SCHEMA: public
           POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
+          MODEL_COUNT: ${{ matrix.num-models }}
     env:
       AIRFLOW_HOME: /home/runner/work/astronomer-cosmos/astronomer-cosmos/
       AIRFLOW_CONN_AIRFLOW_DB: postgres://postgres:postgres@0.0.0.0:5432/postgres