diff --git a/command/compile.go b/command/compile.go
index 6ce7956..01c5ec7 100644
--- a/command/compile.go
+++ b/command/compile.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func (c *compileCommand) run(*kingpin.ParseContext) error {
 		Repo:     c.Repo,
 		Stage:    c.Stage,
 		System:   c.System,
+		Secret:   secret.StaticVars(c.Secrets),
 	}
 	spec := comp.Compile(nocontext, args)