diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a8c516adfc..de7e5e7ea8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ jobs:
         environment:
           TZ: "/usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles"
           TERM: dumb
+          TERMINUS_SITE: ci-update-drops-7
         steps:
             - checkout
             - run:
diff --git a/.circleci/prepare.sh b/.circleci/prepare.sh
index 7c096cd7c6..bc26706586 100755
--- a/.circleci/prepare.sh
+++ b/.circleci/prepare.sh
@@ -22,11 +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
+terminus connection:set "${TERMINUS_SITE}.${TERMINUS_ENV}" 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 connection:set "${TERMINUS_SITE}.${TERMINUS_ENV}" sftp
 terminus env:wake -n "$TERMINUS_SITE.$TERMINUS_ENV"
 terminus drush -n "$TERMINUS_SITE.$TERMINUS_ENV" -- updatedb -y