diff --git a/sg.config.yaml b/sg.config.yaml
index b9180c3ab54..4c0031fca83 100644
--- a/sg.config.yaml
+++ b/sg.config.yaml
@@ -435,7 +435,9 @@ commands:
     cmd: env PATH="${PWD}/.bin:$PATH" .bin/zoekt-webserver -index "$HOME/.sourcegraph/zoekt/index-1" -pprof -rpc -listen "127.0.0.1:3071"
 
   codeintel-worker:
-    cmd: .bin/codeintel-worker
+    cmd: |
+      export SOURCEGRAPH_LICENSE_GENERATION_KEY=$(cat ../dev-private/enterprise/dev/test-license-generation-key.pem)
+      .bin/codeintel-worker
     install: |
       if [ -n "$DELVE" ]; then
         export GCFLAGS='all=-N -l'