diff --git a/docker/pythonpath_dev/superset_config.py b/docker/pythonpath_dev/superset_config.py
index 7bfe2012c27e9..7ab0af401f2a1 100644
--- a/docker/pythonpath_dev/superset_config.py
+++ b/docker/pythonpath_dev/superset_config.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class CeleryConfig(object):
 WEBDRIVER_BASEURL = "http://superset:8088/"
 # The base URL for the email report hyperlinks.
 WEBDRIVER_BASEURL_USER_FRIENDLY = WEBDRIVER_BASEURL
+SLACK_API_TOKEN = get_env_variable("SLACK_API_TOKEN")
 
 SQLLAB_CTAS_NO_LIMIT = True