diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1ef8ea9c8097510841f304097ee19c007478a360..c261457f766ace7932a8f74694b583ca1f0ca26a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ variables:
   BRANCH_OR_TAG: :${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG} # format looks like ':feature-branch'
   BRANCH_OR_TAG: ${BRANCH_OR_TAG/:master/:latest} #replaces ':master' with ':latest'
   DOCKER_AUTH_CONFIG: '{"auths":{"$CI_REGISTRY":{"username":"$CI_REGISTRY_USER","password":"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD"}}}' #Authentication for Docker Executor.
-  ENVIRONMENT_TAG: geomag
+  GEOMAG_TAG: geomag
 # Do not run in upstream for merge requests
 workflow:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG && $CI_PROJECT_PATH != $UPSTREAM_PATH
       variables:
-        ENVIRONMENT_TAG: staging01 
+        GEOMAG_TAG: staging01
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_PROJECT_PATH != $UPSTREAM_PATH
       variables:
-        ENVIRONMENT_TAG: staging01 
+        GEOMAG_TAG: staging01
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH 
 
 ## --------------------------------------------------
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Test:
   tags:
     - deploy
     - swarm
-    - $ENVIRONMENT_TAG #ensures we use geomag-specific- deploy, swarm tagged runners  
+    - $GEOMAG_TAG #ensures we use geomag-specific- deploy, swarm tagged runners  
 
 ## --------------------------------------------------
 # Integration Stage
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Build Docker Image:
   tags:
     # TODO: refactor to separate build/publish steps
     - deploy
-    - $ENVIRONMENT_TAG #ensures we use geomag-specific- deploy, swarm tagged runners  
+    - $GEOMAG_TAG #ensures we use geomag-specific- deploy, swarm tagged runners  
   variables:
     APP_NAME: geomag-algorithms
     FROM_IMAGE: code.usgs.gov:5001/devops/images/usgs/python:3.10-obspy