diff --git a/pkg/exchange/binance/ticker_test.go b/pkg/exchange/binance/ticker_test.go
index 9d85de607..3bdee463c 100644
--- a/pkg/exchange/binance/ticker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/exchange/binance/ticker_test.go
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ package binance
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestExchange_QueryTickers_AllSymbols(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New("mock_key", "mock_secret")
+	key := os.Getenv("BINANCE_API_KEY")
+	secret := os.Getenv("BINANCE_API_SECRET")
+	if len(key) == 0 && len(secret) == 0 {
+		t.Skip("api key/secret are not configured")
+		return
+	}
+
+	e := New(key, secret)
 	got, err := e.QueryTickers(context.Background())
 	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
 		assert.True(t, len(got) > 1, "binance: attempting to get all symbol tickers, but get 1 or less")
@@ -16,7 +24,14 @@ func TestExchange_QueryTickers_AllSymbols(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestExchange_QueryTickers_SomeSymbols(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New("mock_key", "mock_secret")
+	key := os.Getenv("BINANCE_API_KEY")
+	secret := os.Getenv("BINANCE_API_SECRET")
+	if len(key) == 0 && len(secret) == 0 {
+		t.Skip("api key/secret are not configured")
+		return
+	}
+
+	e := New(key, secret)
 	got, err := e.QueryTickers(context.Background(), "BTCUSDT", "ETHUSDT")
 	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
 		assert.Len(t, got, 2, "binance: attempting to get two symbols, but number of tickers do not match")
@@ -24,7 +39,14 @@ func TestExchange_QueryTickers_SomeSymbols(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestExchange_QueryTickers_SingleSymbol(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New("mock_key", "mock_secret")
+	key := os.Getenv("BINANCE_API_KEY")
+	secret := os.Getenv("BINANCE_API_SECRET")
+	if len(key) == 0 && len(secret) == 0 {
+		t.Skip("api key/secret are not configured")
+		return
+	}
+
+	e := New(key, secret)
 	got, err := e.QueryTickers(context.Background(), "BTCUSDT")
 	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
 		assert.Len(t, got, 1, "binance: attempting to get one symbol, but number of tickers do not match")
diff --git a/pkg/exchange/max/ticker_test.go b/pkg/exchange/max/ticker_test.go
index e0d5dab9a..68defb2f6 100644
--- a/pkg/exchange/max/ticker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/exchange/max/ticker_test.go
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ package max
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestExchange_QueryTickers_AllSymbols(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New("mock_key", "mock_secret")
+	key := os.Getenv("MAX_API_KEY")
+	secret := os.Getenv("MAX_API_SECRET")
+	if len(key) == 0 && len(secret) == 0 {
+		t.Skip("api key/secret are not configured")
+		return
+	}
+
+	e := New(key, secret)
 	got, err := e.QueryTickers(context.Background())
 	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
 		assert.True(t, len(got) > 1, "max: attempting to get all symbol tickers, but get 1 or less")
@@ -16,7 +24,15 @@ func TestExchange_QueryTickers_AllSymbols(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestExchange_QueryTickers_SomeSymbols(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New("mock_key", "mock_secret")
+	key := os.Getenv("MAX_API_KEY")
+	secret := os.Getenv("MAX_API_SECRET")
+	if len(key) == 0 && len(secret) == 0 {
+		t.Skip("api key/secret are not configured")
+		return
+	}
+
+
+	e := New(key, secret)
 	got, err := e.QueryTickers(context.Background(), "BTCUSDT", "ETHUSDT")
 	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
 		assert.Len(t, got, 2, "max: attempting to get two symbols, but number of tickers do not match")
@@ -24,7 +40,14 @@ func TestExchange_QueryTickers_SomeSymbols(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestExchange_QueryTickers_SingleSymbol(t *testing.T) {
-	e := New("mock_key", "mock_secret")
+	key := os.Getenv("MAX_API_KEY")
+	secret := os.Getenv("MAX_API_SECRET")
+	if len(key) == 0 && len(secret) == 0 {
+		t.Skip("api key/secret are not configured")
+		return
+	}
+
+	e := New(key, secret)
 	got, err := e.QueryTickers(context.Background(), "BTCUSDT")
 	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
 		assert.Len(t, got, 1, "max: attempting to get 1 symbols, but number of tickers do not match")