diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index e10c71f7a..c2fdf7b81 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ if (${BUILD_GDASBUNDLE})
   add_subdirectory(fv3jedi)   # fv3jedi tests
   add_subdirectory(soca)      # soca tests
   add_subdirectory(snow)      # snow da tests
-  option(RUNGWCI "Enable GWCI tests" OFF)
-  if (RUNGWCI)
+  option(RUN_GW_CI "Enable the global-workflow CI tests" OFF)
+  if (RUN_GW_CI)
     add_subdirectory(gw-ci)   # subset of the global-workflow ci tests
   endif()