diff --git a/.woodpecker/test.yml b/.woodpecker/test.yml
index a7ffacb..b74a5c9 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ steps:
     image: docker.io/hashicorp/packer
     commands:
       - packer init rocky-9/
-      - packer validate rocky-9/
+      - packer validate -var-file=rocky-9/ci.pkrvars.hcl rocky-9/
diff --git a/rocky-9/ci.pkrvars.hcl b/rocky-9/ci.pkrvars.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0ba914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rocky-9/ci.pkrvars.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+proxmox_token = "dummy"
+build_password = "dummy"
+build_password_encrypted = "dummy"