diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
index 51846169b..6a3816c6a 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ERRORS_SAMPLE_RATE = environ.get(
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_TRACES_SAMPLE_RATE", default="0.01"
 )  # send 1% of traces
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORGANIZATION_SLUG = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORGANIZATION_SLUG", default=None
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG", default=None
+)
 
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOG_LEVEL = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOG_LEVEL", default="info"
@@ -89,6 +95,15 @@ SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USERNAME = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_EMAIL = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_EMAIL"
 )
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET", default=None
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY", default=None
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_PASSWORD = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_PASSWORD", default=None
+)
 
 # Database Configuration
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_TYPE = environ.get(
@@ -113,28 +128,7 @@ SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DEFAULT_USER_GROUP = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DEFAULT_USER_GROUP", default="everybody"
 )
 
-# secrets: These should be set as environment variables
+# this is only used in CI
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD", default=""
-)
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET", default=""
-)
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY", default=""
-)
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_PASSWORD = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_PASSWORD", default=""
-)
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_DSN = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_DSN", default=""
-)
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORGANIZATION_SLUG = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORGANIZATION_SLUG", default=""
-)
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG", default=""
-)
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_SAMPLE_RATE = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_SAMPLE_RATE", default=""
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD", default=None
 )