diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6d1e37c8f1..d7a301ec98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ jobs:
         - jobname: linux-reftable
           image: ubuntu:rolling
           cc: clang
-        - jobname: linux-TEST-vars
+        - jobname: linux-exotic
           image: ubuntu:20.04
           cc: gcc
           cc_package: gcc-8
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 85080cdf1f..55c7600260 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test:linux:
       - jobname: linux-reftable
         image: ubuntu:rolling
         CC: clang
-      - jobname: linux-TEST-vars
+      - jobname: linux-exotic
         image: ubuntu:20.04
         CC: gcc
         CC_PACKAGE: gcc-8
diff --git a/ci/run-build-and-tests.sh b/ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
index 70d21f2590..4b5fe824fa 100755
--- a/ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fedora-breaking-changes-meson|linux-breaking-changes)
 	export WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES=YesPlease
 	MESONFLAGS="$MESONFLAGS -Dbreaking_changes=true"
 	;;
-linux-TEST-vars)
+linux-exotic)
 	export OPENSSL_SHA1_UNSAFE=YesPlease
 	export GIT_TEST_SPLIT_INDEX=yes
 	export GIT_TEST_FULL_IN_PACK_ARRAY=true