diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2e50fc33..24e49da3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         name: driver
       - image: arangodb/<< parameters.arangodb-version >>
         name: db
-        command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "wget -O arangodb.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArangoDB-Community/python-arango/main/tests/static/<< parameters.arangodb-config >> && arangodb --configuration=arangodb.conf"]
+        command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "mkdir -p tests/static && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArangoDB-Community/python-arango/main/tests/static/keyfile && wget -O arangodb.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArangoDB-Community/python-arango/main/tests/static/<< parameters.arangodb-config >> && arangodb --configuration=arangodb.conf"]
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: