diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 8795916..6b08ac0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
             virtualenvs-in-project: false
             virtualenvs-path: ~/.virtualenvs
-    
+
+      - name: Create .env file
+        uses: SpicyPizza/create-envfile@v2.0
+        with:
+          file_name: .env
+          envkey_ELSEVIER: "dummykey"
+
       - name: Cache Poetry virtualenv
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         id: cache
diff --git a/tests/test_Elsevier.py b/tests/test_Elsevier.py
index 48f97a6..1a0c785 100644
--- a/tests/test_Elsevier.py
+++ b/tests/test_Elsevier.py
@@ -245,5 +245,5 @@ def test_initials_lastname(mock_api):
     )
 
     results = Elsevier.search_multiple_authors(["Randy J. Nelson"])
-    assert len(results["Randy J. Nelson"] ) > 0
+    assert len(results["Randy J. Nelson"]) > 0
     assert results["Randy J. Nelson"][0]["title"] == "Sample Paper 1"