diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 709e79c8..5375f254 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write # This is required for requesting the JWT
     steps:
       # We can't use the `uses: docker://image` version yet, GitHub lacks authentication for actions -> packages
+      - name: tests
+        run: |
+          aws sts get-caller-identity
+          aws --region us-east-1 secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id unit-test/endpoint
       - name: configure AWS credentials (containers)
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           cpu_count: 4
           shell: bash
-          environment_variables: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY AWS_REGION AWS_REGION
+          environment_variables: AWS_REGION
           run: |
             sudo pkg_add awscli py3-pip py3-urllib3
             python3 -c "from urllib.request import urlretrieve; urlretrieve('${{ env.BUILDER_HOST }}/${{ env.BUILDER_SOURCE }}/${{ env.BUILDER_VERSION }}/builder.pyz', 'builder')"