diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cbed5940c..7a5fff21e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ variables:
   POSTGRES_DB: uniworx_test
   POSTGRES_USER: uniworx
   POSTGRES_PASSWORD: uniworx
-  PGHOST: postgres
 
 stages:
   - setup
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@ yesod:test:
 
   stage: test
   script:
+    - export PGHOST=postgres
     - stack test --coverage --flag uniworx:-library-only --flag uniworx:-dev --flag uniworx:pedantic --skip hlint
   needs:
     - frontend:build