diff --git a/compiler/compiler/tests/execute.rs b/compiler/compiler/tests/execute.rs
index 9ab4e699be..20e3bc198a 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler/tests/execute.rs
+++ b/compiler/compiler/tests/execute.rs
@@ -157,15 +157,17 @@ fn run_test(test: Test, handler: &Handler, err_buf: &BufferEmitter) -> Result<Va
                     .map(|input| console::program::Value::<Network>::from_str(input.as_str().unwrap()).unwrap())
                     .collect();
                 let input_string = format!("[{}]", inputs.iter().map(|input| input.to_string()).join(", "));
+                let private_key = match case.get(&Value::from("private_key")) {
+                    Some(private_key) => {
+                        PrivateKey::from_str(private_key.as_str().expect("expected string for private key"))
+                            .expect("unable to parse private key")
+                    }
+                    None => dotenv_private_key(package.directory()).unwrap(),
+                };
 
                 // TODO: Add support for custom config like custom private keys.
                 // Execute the program and get the outputs.
-                let output_string = match package.run::<Aleo, _>(
-                    &dotenv_private_key(package.directory()).unwrap(),
-                    function_name,
-                    &inputs,
-                    rng,
-                ) {
+                let output_string = match package.run::<Aleo, _>(&private_key, function_name, &inputs, rng) {
                     Ok((response, _)) => format!(
                         "[{}]",
                         response
diff --git a/tests/expectations/execution/counter.out b/tests/expectations/execution/counter.out
index 05fd1b100f..a2d7e0e2fc 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/execution/counter.out
+++ b/tests/expectations/execution/counter.out
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ outputs:
       results:
         dubble:
           - input: "[]"
-            output: "[{\n  program_id: test.aleo,\n  function_name: dubble,\n  arguments: [\n    aleo1ujk4sm9yqm49au0jw36freu2k5pzvfeut4hymuxxxwxqmztndc8qgfyjwy\n  ]\n}]"
+            output: "[{\n  program_id: test.aleo,\n  function_name: dubble,\n  arguments: [\n    aleo17z49cl3wfpjdyu5juxaxnuttag24ygz36pg8ln2qmlcsw4w8cs9s3f45uq\n  ]\n}]"
           - input: "[]"
-            output: "[{\n  program_id: test.aleo,\n  function_name: dubble,\n  arguments: [\n    aleo1ujk4sm9yqm49au0jw36freu2k5pzvfeut4hymuxxxwxqmztndc8qgfyjwy\n  ]\n}]"
+            output: "[{\n  program_id: test.aleo,\n  function_name: dubble,\n  arguments: [\n    aleo17z49cl3wfpjdyu5juxaxnuttag24ygz36pg8ln2qmlcsw4w8cs9s3f45uq\n  ]\n}]"
           - input: "[]"
-            output: "[{\n  program_id: test.aleo,\n  function_name: dubble,\n  arguments: [\n    aleo1ujk4sm9yqm49au0jw36freu2k5pzvfeut4hymuxxxwxqmztndc8qgfyjwy\n  ]\n}]"
+            output: "[{\n  program_id: test.aleo,\n  function_name: dubble,\n  arguments: [\n    aleo17z49cl3wfpjdyu5juxaxnuttag24ygz36pg8ln2qmlcsw4w8cs9s3f45uq\n  ]\n}]"
           - input: "[]"
-            output: "[{\n  program_id: test.aleo,\n  function_name: dubble,\n  arguments: [\n    aleo1ujk4sm9yqm49au0jw36freu2k5pzvfeut4hymuxxxwxqmztndc8qgfyjwy\n  ]\n}]"
+            output: "[{\n  program_id: test.aleo,\n  function_name: dubble,\n  arguments: [\n    aleo17z49cl3wfpjdyu5juxaxnuttag24ygz36pg8ln2qmlcsw4w8cs9s3f45uq\n  ]\n}]"
diff --git a/tests/tests/execution/counter.leo b/tests/tests/execution/counter.leo
index a9bf637acc..6c7360c3de 100644
--- a/tests/tests/execution/counter.leo
+++ b/tests/tests/execution/counter.leo
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ initial_state:
 cases:
     dubble:
     - input: []
+      private_key: APrivateKey1zkpH5Ne1Xfd79t61VhK7b6yaYz92yW5dbuVkiFheR7rwCDE
     - input: []
+      private_key: APrivateKey1zkpH5Ne1Xfd79t61VhK7b6yaYz92yW5dbuVkiFheR7rwCDE
     - input: []
+      private_key: APrivateKey1zkpH5Ne1Xfd79t61VhK7b6yaYz92yW5dbuVkiFheR7rwCDE
     - input: []
+      private_key: APrivateKey1zkpH5Ne1Xfd79t61VhK7b6yaYz92yW5dbuVkiFheR7rwCDE
 */
 
 program test.aleo {