# File Encryption Environment Variables error
**URL:** https://travis-ci.community/t/file-encryption-environment-variables-error/9247
**Category:** Xenial
**Created:** [July 5, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/file-encryption-environment-variables-error/9247 "2020-07-05T13:41:02Z")
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### Author:  [@jsparmani](https://travis-ci.community/u/jsparmani)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/file-encryption-environment-variables-error/9247/1 "2020-07-05T13:41:02Z")
Link to the build: [Travis Build](https://travis-ci.org/github/developer-student-club-thapar/buying_selling_devops/builds/705109591)
I was using travis file encryption and used the auto encryption method. The encryption was successful but the file isn’t being decrypted as the build fails. I found that after encrypting the files, travis hasn’t added any environment variables to the build settings required for decryption. How do I solve this issue?
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### Author:  [@native-api](https://travis-ci.community/u/native-api)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/file-encryption-environment-variables-error/9247/2 "2020-10-25T01:39:52Z")
Follow [https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/encrypting-files/](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/encrypting-files/) . The `travis encrypt-file` invocation should’ve added secret variables to `.travis.yml` when it says “`storing secure env variables for decryption`”. I suspect you didn’t notice that and have overwritten that change.