diff --git a/pkg/cmd/secret/delete/delete_test.go b/pkg/cmd/secret/delete/delete_test.go
index 377879cf2..2f6cad431 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/secret/delete/delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/secret/delete/delete_test.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func TestNewCmdDeleteBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
 		args          string
+		env           map[string]string
 		prompterStubs func(*prompter.MockPrompter)
 		wantRepo      ghrepo.Interface
 		wantErr       error
@@ -154,14 +155,22 @@ func TestNewCmdDeleteBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 			wantRepo: ghrepo.New("owner", "repo"),
 		},
 		{
-			name: "when there is no repo flag provided, and no prompting, the base func requiring no ambiguity is used",
+			name: "when GH_REPO env var is provided, the factory base repo func is used",
+			args: "SECRET_NAME",
+			env: map[string]string{
+				"GH_REPO": "owner/repo",
+			},
+			wantRepo: ghrepo.New("owner", "repo"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "when there is no repo flag or GH_REPO env var provided, and no prompting, the base func requiring no ambiguity is used",
 			args: "SECRET_NAME",
 			wantErr: shared.AmbiguousBaseRepoError{
 				Remotes: remotes,
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "when there is no repo flag provided, and can prompt, the base func resolving ambiguity is used",
+			name: "when there is no repo flag or GH_REPO env var provided, and can prompt, the base func resolving ambiguity is used",
 			args: "SECRET_NAME",
 			prompterStubs: func(pm *prompter.MockPrompter) {
 				pm.RegisterSelect(
@@ -199,6 +208,10 @@ func TestNewCmdDeleteBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 
+			for k, v := range tt.env {
+				t.Setenv(k, v)
+			}
+
 			argv, err := shlex.Split(tt.args)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/secret/list/list_test.go b/pkg/cmd/secret/list/list_test.go
index 601de2572..f4ecde73e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/secret/list/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/secret/list/list_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ func TestNewCmdListBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
 		args          string
+		env           map[string]string
 		prompterStubs func(*prompter.MockPrompter)
 		wantRepo      ghrepo.Interface
 		wantErr       error
@@ -134,14 +135,21 @@ func TestNewCmdListBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 			wantRepo: ghrepo.New("owner", "repo"),
 		},
 		{
-			name: "when there is no repo flag provided, and no prompting, the base func requiring no ambiguity is used",
+			name: "when GH_REPO env var is provided, the factory base repo func is used",
+			env: map[string]string{
+				"GH_REPO": "owner/repo",
+			},
+			wantRepo: ghrepo.New("owner", "repo"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "when there is no repo flag or GH_REPO env var provided, and no prompting, the base func requiring no ambiguity is used",
 			args: "",
 			wantErr: shared.AmbiguousBaseRepoError{
 				Remotes: remotes,
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "when there is no repo flag provided, and can prompt, the base func resolving ambiguity is used",
+			name: "when there is no repo flag or GH_REPO env var provided, and can prompt, the base func resolving ambiguity is used",
 			args: "",
 			prompterStubs: func(pm *prompter.MockPrompter) {
 				pm.RegisterSelect(
@@ -179,6 +187,10 @@ func TestNewCmdListBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 
+			for k, v := range tt.env {
+				t.Setenv(k, v)
+			}
+
 			argv, err := shlex.Split(tt.args)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/secret/set/set_test.go b/pkg/cmd/secret/set/set_test.go
index 99c8c6cbe..22c7aaab8 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/secret/set/set_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/secret/set/set_test.go
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ func TestNewCmdSetBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
 		args          string
+		env           map[string]string
 		prompterStubs func(*prompter.MockPrompter)
 		wantRepo      ghrepo.Interface
 		wantErr       error
@@ -253,14 +254,22 @@ func TestNewCmdSetBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 			wantRepo: ghrepo.New("owner", "repo"),
 		},
 		{
-			name: "when there is no repo flag provided, and no prompting, the base func requiring no ambiguity is used",
+			name: "when GH_REPO env var is provided, the factory base repo func is used",
+			args: "SECRET_NAME",
+			env: map[string]string{
+				"GH_REPO": "owner/repo",
+			},
+			wantRepo: ghrepo.New("owner", "repo"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "when there is no repo flag or GH_REPO env var provided, and no prompting, the base func requiring no ambiguity is used",
 			args: "SECRET_NAME",
 			wantErr: shared.AmbiguousBaseRepoError{
 				Remotes: remotes,
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "when there is no repo flag provided, and can prompt, the base func resolving ambiguity is used",
+			name: "when there is no repo flag or GH_REPO env var provided, and can prompt, the base func resolving ambiguity is used",
 			args: "SECRET_NAME",
 			prompterStubs: func(pm *prompter.MockPrompter) {
 				pm.RegisterSelect(
@@ -298,6 +307,10 @@ func TestNewCmdSetBaseRepoFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 
+			for k, v := range tt.env {
+				t.Setenv(k, v)
+			}
+
 			argv, err := shlex.Split(tt.args)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)