diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index de982a6..47297ec 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 PINECONE_API_KEY="<Project API Key>"
+TEST_PINECONE_API_KEY="<Test Project API Key>"
 TEST_POD_INDEX_NAME="<Pod based Index name>"
 TEST_SERVERLESS_INDEX_NAME="<Serverless based Index name>"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 9fa3bf1..68db2d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TEST_POD_INDEX_NAME: ${{ secrets.TEST_POD_INDEX_NAME }}
           TEST_SERVERLESS_INDEX_NAME: ${{ secrets.TEST_SERVERLESS_INDEX_NAME }}
-          INTEGRATION_PINECONE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}
+          TEST_PINECONE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}
diff --git a/pinecone/index_connection_test.go b/pinecone/index_connection_test.go
index 493bd54..9136926 100644
--- a/pinecone/index_connection_test.go
+++ b/pinecone/index_connection_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type IndexConnectionTests struct {
 
 // Runs the test suite with `go test`
 func TestIndexConnection(t *testing.T) {
-	apiKey := os.Getenv("INTEGRATION_PINECONE_API_KEY")
+	apiKey := os.Getenv("TEST_PINECONE_API_KEY")
 	assert.NotEmptyf(t, apiKey, "API_KEY env variable not set")
 
 	client, err := NewClient(NewClientParams{ApiKey: apiKey})