diff --git a/.circleci/setupAndTestBackendSDKWithFreeCore.sh b/.circleci/setupAndTestBackendSDKWithFreeCore.sh
index 126d04334..c1d216c46 100755
--- a/.circleci/setupAndTestBackendSDKWithFreeCore.sh
+++ b/.circleci/setupAndTestBackendSDKWithFreeCore.sh
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ export TEST_MODE=testing
 export SUPERTOKENS_CORE_TAG=$coreTag
 export NODE_PORT=8081
 export INSTALL_PATH=../supertokens-root
+export multi="spec=- mocha-junit-reporter=/dev/null"
 
 TEST_FILES=$(circleci tests glob "test/**/*.test.js")
-multi="spec=- mocha-junit-reporter=/dev/null" echo "$TEST_FILES" | circleci tests run --command="xargs npx mocha mocha --reporter mocha-multi --node-option no-experimental-fetch -r test/fetch-polyfill.mjs --timeout 500000 --no-config" --verbose --split-by=timings
+echo "$TEST_FILES" | circleci tests run --command="xargs npx mocha mocha --reporter mocha-multi --node-option no-experimental-fetch -r test/fetch-polyfill.mjs --timeout 500000 --no-config" --verbose --split-by=timings
 
 # kill test-server
 kill $(lsof -t -i:$API_PORT)
diff --git a/.circleci/setupAndTestWithAuthReact.sh b/.circleci/setupAndTestWithAuthReact.sh
index 2514c8aee..3d2d31d8e 100755
--- a/.circleci/setupAndTestWithAuthReact.sh
+++ b/.circleci/setupAndTestWithAuthReact.sh
@@ -159,8 +159,13 @@ done
 sleep 2 # Because the server is responding does not mean the app is ready. Let's wait another 2secs to make sure the app is up.
 echo "Start mocha testing"
 
+export multi="spec=- mocha-junit-reporter=/dev/null"
+export TEST_MODE=testing
+export APP_SERVER=$apiPort
+export SCREENSHOT_ROOT=~/test_report/screenshots
+
 export SPEC_FILES=$(circleci tests glob 'test/end-to-end/**/*.test.js' 'test/unit/**/*.test.js')
-echo $SPEC_FILES | SCREENSHOT_ROOT=~/test_report/screenshots APP_SERVER=$apiPort TEST_MODE=testing multi="spec=- mocha-junit-reporter=/dev/null" circleci tests run --command="xargs npx mocha mocha --reporter mocha-multi --require @babel/register --require test/test.mocha.env --timeout 40000 --no-config" --verbose --split-by=timings
+echo $SPEC_FILES | circleci tests run --command="xargs npx mocha mocha --reporter mocha-multi --require @babel/register --require test/test.mocha.env --timeout 40000 --no-config" --verbose --split-by=timings
 
 testPassed=$?;
 cp ../supertokens-root/logs/error.log ~/test_report/logs/core_error.log
diff --git a/.circleci/setupAndTestWithFreeCore.sh b/.circleci/setupAndTestWithFreeCore.sh
index 41c23bd1c..ff7ed31b8 100755
--- a/.circleci/setupAndTestWithFreeCore.sh
+++ b/.circleci/setupAndTestWithFreeCore.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export TEST_MODE=testing
 export SUPERTOKENS_CORE_TAG=$coreTag
 export NODE_PORT=8081
 export INSTALL_PATH=../supertokens-root
+export multi="spec=- mocha-junit-reporter=/dev/null"
 
 TEST_FILES=$(circleci tests glob "test/**/*.test.js")
-multi="spec=- mocha-junit-reporter=/dev/null" echo "$TEST_FILES" | circleci tests run --command="xargs npx mocha mocha --reporter mocha-multi --node-option no-experimental-fetch --timeout 40000 --no-config" --verbose --split-by=timings
+echo "$TEST_FILES" | circleci tests run --command="xargs npx mocha mocha --reporter mocha-multi --node-option no-experimental-fetch --timeout 40000 --no-config" --verbose --split-by=timings
diff --git a/.circleci/setupAndTestWithFrontend.sh b/.circleci/setupAndTestWithFrontend.sh
index d3ab38055..bb73c38e3 100755
--- a/.circleci/setupAndTestWithFrontend.sh
+++ b/.circleci/setupAndTestWithFrontend.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,14 @@ npm i
 cd ../../
 npm i -d
 
+export TEST_MODE=testing
+export SUPERTOKENS_CORE_TAG=$coreTag
+export NODE_PORT=8081
+export INSTALL_PATH=../supertokens-root
+export multi="spec=- mocha-junit-reporter=/dev/null"
+
 TEST_FILES=$(circleci tests glob "test/*.test.js")
-TEST_MODE=testing SUPERTOKENS_CORE_TAG=$coreTag NODE_PORT=8081 INSTALL_PATH=../supertokens-root multi="spec=- mocha-junit-reporter=/dev/null" echo "$TEST_FILES" | circleci tests run --command="xargs npx mocha npx mocha --exit --reporter mocha-multi --no-config --require isomorphic-fetch --timeout 500000" --verbose --split-by=timings
+echo "$TEST_FILES" | circleci tests run --command="xargs npx mocha npx mocha --exit --reporter mocha-multi --no-config --require isomorphic-fetch --timeout 500000" --verbose --split-by=timings
 
 if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
 then