diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
index dd7e4b3d15..74fb20f892 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class AdminScriptTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         settings_file.write('# Settings file automatically generated by regressiontests.admin_scripts test case\n')
         exports = [
             'DATABASES',
-            'ROOT_URLCONF'
+            'ROOT_URLCONF',
+            'SECRET_KEY',
         ]
         for s in exports:
             if hasattr(settings, s):