diff --git a/tests/test_dataprep_pinecone.sh b/tests/test_dataprep_pinecone.sh
index 834eb92bc8..a92a86c649 100755
--- a/tests/test_dataprep_pinecone.sh
+++ b/tests/test_dataprep_pinecone.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function build_docker_images() {
 }
 
 function start_service() {
-    export PINECONE_API_KEY="f98c36ea-20fa-4d02-9ddc-d331739c4923"
+    export PINECONE_API_KEY=$PINECONE_KEY
     export PINECONE_INDEX_NAME="test-index"
     export HUGGINGFACEHUB_API_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN
 
diff --git a/tests/test_retrievers_langchain_pinecone.sh b/tests/test_retrievers_langchain_pinecone.sh
index 519ef33c52..3e5215ba75 100755
--- a/tests/test_retrievers_langchain_pinecone.sh
+++ b/tests/test_retrievers_langchain_pinecone.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function start_service() {
     export TEI_EMBEDDING_ENDPOINT="http://${ip_address}:${tei_endpoint}"
 
     # pinecone retriever
-    export PINECONE_API_KEY="f98c36ea-20fa-4d02-9ddc-d331739c4923"
+    export PINECONE_API_KEY=$PINECONE_KEY
     export PINECONE_INDEX_NAME="langchain-test"
     export HUGGINGFACEHUB_API_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN
     retriever_port=5009