diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6f457adc2..cfdb1d1b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Set integration test flag
         run: |
-          julia -e '
-            ENV["MLJ_TEST_INTEGRATION"]="true"'
-
+          echo "TEST_MLJ_INTEGRATION=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         if: (${{ github.head_ref }} == "dev") && (${{ github.repository }} == ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }})
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@v1