diff --git a/runner_scripts/root/run.sh b/runner_scripts/root/run.sh
index 227cc043f7441efa90a8005c72155c6833983ea4..fe2781601b6100eaf6e6f7ddba89ccac8f27c465 100755
--- a/runner_scripts/root/run.sh
+++ b/runner_scripts/root/run.sh
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ if [[ ("$2" == "step_script" || "$2" == "build_script") && ${CUSTOM_ENV_SUBMIT_T
     : "${SLURM_JOB_NAME:="gitlab-ci-${CUSTOM_ENV_CI_PROJECT_NAME:?}-${CUSTOM_ENV_CI_PIPELINE_ID:?}-${CUSTOM_ENV_CI_JOB_ID:?}"}"
     : "${SLURM_TIMELIMIT:=$MAX_CI_JOB_RUNTIME}"
     : "${SLURM_TIME:=$SLURM_TIMELIMIT}"
+    : "${SLURM_NODELIST:="phinally"}" # default node: phinally
 
     export SLURM_JOB_NAME
     export SLURM_TIME
     unset SLURM_TIMELIMIT
+    export SLURM_NODELIST
 
     # limit max job run time
     if [[ $SLURM_TIME > $MAX_CI_JOB_RUNTIME ]]; then