diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index c730aabde..fd52f3468 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -43,13 +43,19 @@ jobs:
         sudo sh -c "echo '127.0.0.1 testrequestbucket.localhost' >> /etc/hosts"
     - name: test and coverage
       run: yarn --silent coverage
+      env:
+        NODE_OPTIONS: "--tls-max-v1.2"
     - name: run functional tests
       run: yarn ft_test
     - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+    - name: install dependencies for executables tests
+      run: yarn install
     - name: run executables tests
-      run: yarn install && yarn test
+      run: yarn test
+      env:
+        NODE_OPTIONS: "--tls-max-v1.2"
       working-directory: 'lib/executables/pensieveCreds/'
 
   compile:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aca05b9a9..0b8d23b75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@
     "lint": "eslint $(git ls-files '*ts' ' *.js')",
     "lint_md": "mdlint $(git ls-files '*.md')",
     "lint_yml": "yamllint $(git ls-files '*.yml')",
-    "test": "export NODE_OPTIONS=\"--tls-max-v1.2\" && jest tests/unit --detectOpenHandles",
+    "test": "jest tests/unit --detectOpenHandles",
     "build": "tsc",
     "prepare": "yarn build",
     "ft_test": "jest tests/functional --testTimeout=120000 --forceExit",
-    "coverage": "export NODE_OPTIONS=\"--tls-max-v1.2\" && nyc --clean jest tests --coverage --testTimeout=120000 --forceExit",
+    "coverage": "nyc --clean jest tests --coverage --testTimeout=120000 --forceExit",
     "build_doc": "cd documentation/listingAlgos/pics; dot -Tsvg delimiterStateChart.dot > delimiterStateChart.svg; dot -Tsvg delimiterMasterV0StateChart.dot > delimiterMasterV0StateChart.svg; dot -Tsvg delimiterVersionsStateChart.dot > delimiterVersionsStateChart.svg"
   },
   "private": true,