diff --git a/.circleci/prepare.sh b/.circleci/prepare.sh
index 35565635c5..7c096cd7c6 100755
--- a/.circleci/prepare.sh
+++ b/.circleci/prepare.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,11 @@ terminus env:wake -n "$TERMINUS_SITE.dev"
 # Create a new environment for this particular test run.
 ###
 terminus build:env:create -n "$TERMINUS_SITE.dev" "$TERMINUS_ENV" --yes
+terminus connection:set "${TERMINUS_ENV}.dev" git
+echo "" >> pantheon.yml
+git add pantheon.yml
+git commit -m "no-op pantheon.yml"
+git push origin $TERMINUS_ENV
+terminus connection:set "${TERMINUS_ENV}.dev" sftp
 terminus env:wake -n "$TERMINUS_SITE.$TERMINUS_ENV"
 terminus drush -n "$TERMINUS_SITE.$TERMINUS_ENV" -- updatedb -y