diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 1a667c1f..0861cc5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: "INTEGRATION"
 env:
   HARDHAT_VAR_MNEMONIC: "test test test test test test test test test test test junk"
   HARDHAT_VAR_INFURA_API_KEY: "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
+  PRIVATE_KEY: "0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80"
   # Uncomment the following lines to set your configuration variables using
   # GitHub secrets (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/using-secrets-in-github-actions)
   #
diff --git a/tests/basic_integration/test.sh b/tests/basic_integration/test.sh
index 14325d15..9b4c96c7 100755
--- a/tests/basic_integration/test.sh
+++ b/tests/basic_integration/test.sh
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ ENCODED_PARAMS=0x$($SCRIPT_DIR/lib/pack_e3_params.sh --moduli 0x3FFFFFFF000001 -
 
 yarn committee:new --network localhost --duration 4 --e3-params "$ENCODED_PARAMS"
 
-sleep 4 # wait for public key to be published by aggregator
-
 waiton "$SCRIPT_DIR/output/pubkey.bin"
 PUBLIC_KEY=$(xxd -p -c 10000000 "$SCRIPT_DIR/output/pubkey.bin")