diff --git a/enterprise/internal/license/generate-license.go b/enterprise/internal/license/generate-license.go
index a7907219ca5..d5e5d20b9f9 100644
--- a/enterprise/internal/license/generate-license.go
+++ b/enterprise/internal/license/generate-license.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	licenseKey, err := license.GenerateSignedKey(info, privateKey)
+	licenseKey, _, err := license.GenerateSignedKey(info, privateKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/sg.config.yaml b/sg.config.yaml
index 1c84ae4eea8..b9180c3ab54 100644
--- a/sg.config.yaml
+++ b/sg.config.yaml
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ commands:
       - cmd/repo-updater
 
   repo-updater:
-    cmd: .bin/repo-updater
+    cmd: |
+      export SOURCEGRAPH_LICENSE_GENERATION_KEY=$(cat ../dev-private/enterprise/dev/test-license-generation-key.pem)
+      .bin/repo-updater
     install: |
       if [ -n "$DELVE" ]; then
         export GCFLAGS='all=-N -l'