diff --git a/.github/workflows/execute-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/execute-tests.yaml
index b3db3e0..ffbfe3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/execute-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/execute-tests.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           
           export VPYTHON_VIRTUALENV_ROOT=/home/lg/vpython_root
           mkdir $VPYTHON_VIRTUALENV_ROOT
+          echo "VPYTHON_VIRTUALENV_ROOT=$VPYTHON_VIRTUALENV_ROOT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           
           # copy artifacts
           cd chromium/src