diff --git a/backend/config/settings/base.py b/backend/config/settings/base.py
index 74ffab71..a0810621 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings/base.py
@@ -284,11 +284,11 @@ DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.AutoField"
 
 SOCIALACCOUNT_PROVIDERS = {
     'okta': {
-        'OKTA_BASE_URL': env("OAUTH_OKTA_OAUTH2_API_URL"),
+        'OKTA_BASE_URL': env("OAUTH_OKTA_OAUTH2_API_URL", ''),
         'OAUTH_PKCE_ENABLED': True,
         'APP': {
-            'client_id': env("OAUTH_OKTA_OAUTH2_KEY"),
-            'secret': env("OAUTH_OKTA_OAUTH2_SECRET")
+            'client_id': env("OAUTH_OKTA_OAUTH2_KEY", ''),
+            'secret': env("OAUTH_OKTA_OAUTH2_SECRET", '')
         }
     }
 }
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