diff --git a/.ci/spec/create-hosts.sh b/.ci/spec/create-hosts.sh
index b5bc79f65..5425524cd 100755
--- a/.ci/spec/create-hosts.sh
+++ b/.ci/spec/create-hosts.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ pushd "${root}" > "${output}"
 
 # Assumes packet is already set up
 
-# job_id is provided by common.sh
-export PACKET_EXEC_REMOTE_DIRECTORY="${job_id}"
-
 # spec test configuration, defined by action runners, used by Vagrant on packet
 export PKT_VAGRANT_HOST_BOXES="${VAGRANT_HOST_BOXES}"
 export PKT_VAGRANT_GUEST_BOXES="${VAGRANT_GUEST_BOXES}"
diff --git a/.ci/spec/env.sh b/.ci/spec/env.sh
index 9e833bb91..424582a29 100755
--- a/.ci/spec/env.sh
+++ b/.ci/spec/env.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ export PACKET_EXEC_OPERATING_SYSTEM="${PACKET_EXEC_OPERATING_SYSTEM:-ubuntu_18_0
 export PACKET_EXEC_PRE_BUILTINS="${PACKET_EXEC_PRE_BUILTINS:-InstallVagrant,InstallVirtualBox,InstallVmware,InstallVagrantVmware}"
 export PACKET_EXEC_QUIET="1"
 export PACKET_EXEC_PERSIST="1"
+# job_id is provided by common.sh
+export PACKET_EXEC_REMOTE_DIRECTORY="${job_id}"
 export PKT_VAGRANT_CLOUD_TOKEN="${VAGRANT_CLOUD_TOKEN}"
 ###