diff --git a/CMake/ctest_script.cmake b/CMake/ctest_script.cmake
index 1109d8a2d..ab7aa47f2 100644
--- a/CMake/ctest_script.cmake
+++ b/CMake/ctest_script.cmake
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 # Check that we specified the build type to run
 SET( USE_MATLAB 1 )
-SET( CTEST_BUILD_NAME "${ENV{QMCPACK_TEST_SUBMIT_NAME}}" )
+SET( CTEST_BUILD_NAME "$ENV{QMCPACK_TEST_SUBMIT_NAME}" )
 IF ( NOT CTEST_BUILD_NAME )
     SET( CTEST_BUILD_NAME "QMCPACK_TEST_SUBMIT_NAME-unset" )
 ENDIF()