diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f20cf45..98404d25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GH_USER: nxxmgh
       GH_PASS: ${{ secrets.USER_PAT_NXXMGH_TOKEN_FOR_GH }}
-      GH_RELEASE_TEST_REPO_OWNER: tipibuild
-      GH_RELEASE_TEST_REPO_NAME: test-gh-client-release
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/test/gh-branches.cpp b/test/gh-branches.cpp
index 4ec27ad9..4fe19a1a 100644
--- a/test/gh-branches.cpp
+++ b/test/gh-branches.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   }, auth);
 
   // a repo with branch protections
-  std::string repo_owner = std::getenv("GH_RELEASE_TEST_REPO_OWNER");
-  std::string repo_name = std::getenv("GH_RELEASE_TEST_REPO_NAME");
-
-  gh::list_branches(repo_owner, repo_name, [&](gh::repos::branches&& branches) {
+  gh::list_branches("tipibuild", "test-gh-client-release", [&](gh::repos::branches&& branches) {
     
     auto findit = std::find_if(branches.begin(), branches.end(), [](gh::repos::branch_t& b) { return b.is_protected; });
     
diff --git a/test/gh-releases.cpp b/test/gh-releases.cpp
index 01450cfe..8e1b9cce 100644
--- a/test/gh-releases.cpp
+++ b/test/gh-releases.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // testing the release creation
   {
-    std::string repo_owner = std::getenv("GH_RELEASE_TEST_REPO_OWNER");
-    std::string repo_name = std::getenv("GH_RELEASE_TEST_REPO_NAME");
+    std::string repo_owner = "tipibuild";
+    std::string repo_name = "test-gh-client-release";
 
     std::stringstream release_tag_ss; 
     release_tag_ss << "test-" << std::time(0);