diff --git a/travis-ci/vmtest/run_vmtest.sh b/travis-ci/vmtest/run_vmtest.sh
index cf3c93a..e6d81e9 100755
--- a/travis-ci/vmtest/run_vmtest.sh
+++ b/travis-ci/vmtest/run_vmtest.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -eu
 
 source $(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)/helpers.sh
 
-VMTEST_SETUPCMD="PROJECT_NAME=${PROJECT_NAME} ./${PROJECT_NAME}/travis-ci/vmtest/run_selftests.sh"
+VMTEST_SETUPCMD="GITHUB_WORKFLOW=${GITHUB_WORKFLOW:-} PROJECT_NAME=${PROJECT_NAME} ./${PROJECT_NAME}/travis-ci/vmtest/run_selftests.sh"
 
 echo "KERNEL: $KERNEL"
 echo