diff --git a/R/provider-databricks.R b/R/provider-databricks.R
index 9730e7f4..2f4d71cf 100644
--- a/R/provider-databricks.R
+++ b/R/provider-databricks.R
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ chat_databricks <- function(workspace = databricks_workspace(),
     base_url = workspace,
     model = model,
     extra_args = api_args,
-    token = token
+    token = token,
+    # Databricks APIs use bearer tokens, not API keys, but we need to pass an
+    # empty string here anyway to make S7::validate() happy.
+    api_key = ""
   )
   Chat$new(provider = provider, turns = turns, echo = echo)
 }
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-provider-databricks.R b/tests/testthat/test-provider-databricks.R
index 3072a4e1..c826eba0 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-provider-databricks.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-provider-databricks.R
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ test_that("can make simple streaming request", {
 # Common provider interface -----------------------------------------------
 
 test_that("defaults are reported", {
+  # Setting a dummy host ensures we don't skip this test, even if there are no
+  # Databricks credentials available.
+  withr::local_envvar(DATABRICKS_HOST = "https://example.cloud.databricks.com")
   expect_snapshot(. <- chat_databricks())
 })