diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9b031f2bf72b..de98c492d098 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -127,23 +127,32 @@ env-enable-sccache: &env-enable-sccache
 
 env-send-slack-notifications: &env-send-slack-notifications
   NOTIFY_SLACK: true
+  
+env-global: &env-global
+  ELECTRON_OUT_DIR: Default
 
 env-linux-medium: &env-linux-medium
+  <<: *env-global
   NUMBER_OF_NINJA_PROCESSES: 3
 
 env-linux-2xlarge: &env-linux-2xlarge
+  <<: *env-global
   NUMBER_OF_NINJA_PROCESSES: 34
 
 env-linux-2xlarge-release: &env-linux-2xlarge-release
+  <<: *env-global
   NUMBER_OF_NINJA_PROCESSES: 16
 
 env-machine-mac: &env-machine-mac
+  <<: *env-global
   NUMBER_OF_NINJA_PROCESSES: 6
 
 env-mac-large: &env-mac-large
+  <<: *env-global
   NUMBER_OF_NINJA_PROCESSES: 18
 
 env-mac-large-release: &env-mac-large-release
+  <<: *env-global
   NUMBER_OF_NINJA_PROCESSES: 8
 
 env-ninja-status: &env-ninja-status
@@ -1198,7 +1207,6 @@ steps-tests: &steps-tests
           ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS: 1
         command: |
           cd src
-          export ELECTRON_OUT_DIR=Default
           (cd electron && node script/yarn test --runners=main --enable-logging --files $(circleci tests glob spec-main/*-spec.ts | circleci tests split))
           (cd electron && node script/yarn test --runners=remote --enable-logging --files $(circleci tests glob spec/*-spec.js | circleci tests split))
     - run:
@@ -1234,7 +1242,6 @@ steps-test-nan: &steps-test-nan
         name: Run Nan Tests
         command: |
           cd src
-          export ELECTRON_OUT_DIR=Default
           node electron/script/nan-spec-runner.js
 
 steps-test-node: &steps-test-node
@@ -1250,7 +1257,6 @@ steps-test-node: &steps-test-node
         name: Run Node Tests
         command: |
           cd src
-          export ELECTRON_OUT_DIR=Default
           node electron/script/node-spec-runner.js junit
     - store_test_results:
         path: src/junit