diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d2e5aa06b6f5e62f152e7f77033e4f8c97ffd4ef..97928c55633608f10bac90593bc32d8136a4d8f2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typecheck:
     - cd build/${cmakePresetName}
     - cmake --build . --target SfgTests
     - cmake --build . --target UserManualExamples
-  environment:
+  variables:
     TESTSUITE_MPIEXEC_FLAGS: --oversubscribe --allow-run-as-root
   script:
     - ctest --output-on-failure