diff --git a/shared/repositories/tests/integration/conftest.py b/shared/repositories/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 9e47163..a34243d 100644
--- a/shared/repositories/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/shared/repositories/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ if test_env_path.exists():
     load_dotenv(test_env_path.as_posix())
 
 # define test environment variables
+assert 'MINIO_ENDPOINT' in os.environ, 'MINIO_ENDPOINT not set'
+assert 'MINIO_ACCESS_KEY' in os.environ, 'MINIO_ACCESS_KEY not set'
+assert 'MINIO_SECRET_KEY' in os.environ, 'MINIO_SECRET_KEY not set'
+assert 'MONGO_ENDPOINT' in os.environ, 'MONGO_ENDPOINT not set'
 env_var_map = {
     'MINIO_BUCKET_NAME': 'test-bucket',
     'MINIO_OBJECT_NAME': 'test-object',