diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yaml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yaml
index 694cd7720..29a9cd8d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: 'Fmt, Lint, & Build'
+    env:
+      PUBLIC_API_ENDPOINT: ''
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix: