diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index f430ef3e..1f624212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ jobs:
           test_mute_cmd=$(jq '.testMuteCmd' --raw-output apps/${{ matrix.apps.app }}/metadata.json)
           build_version=$(jq --arg chan ${{ matrix.apps.channel }} --raw-output '(.channels | .[] | select(.name == $chan)) | .version' ./apps/${{ matrix.apps.app }}/metadata.json)
           baseimg_build_version=$(jq --arg chan ${{ matrix.apps.channel }} --raw-output '(.channels | .[] | select(.name == $chan)) | .baseimgversion' ./apps/${{ matrix.apps.app }}/metadata.json)
+          metavar=$(jq --arg chan ${{ matrix.apps.channel }} --raw-output '(.channels | .[] | select(.name == $chan)) | .metavar' ./apps/${{ matrix.apps.app }}/metadata.json)
 
           echo "build_version=${build_version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "baseimg_build_version=${baseimg_build_version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "metavar=${metavar}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "goss_file=./apps/${{ matrix.apps.app }}/ci/goss.yaml" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           if [[ "${test_mute_cmd}" == true ]]; then
             echo "goss_args=tail -f /dev/null" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           build-args: |-
             BASEIMGVERSION=${{ steps.vars.outputs.baseimg_build_version }}
+            METAVAR=${{ steps.vars.outputs.metavar }}
             VERSION=${{ steps.vars.outputs.build_version }}
             CHANNEL=${{ matrix.apps.channel }}
           context: apps/${{ matrix.apps.app }}