diff --git a/pipeline_executor/pipeline_executor.go b/pipeline_executor/pipeline_executor.go
index f25e040..a1454c8 100644
--- a/pipeline_executor/pipeline_executor.go
+++ b/pipeline_executor/pipeline_executor.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func ExecutePipeline(pe PipelineExecution, db database.Database, pipelineConf co
 
 	// set cursorius environment variables
 	env = append(env, []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("RUNID=%v", pe.Run.Id),
+		fmt.Sprintf("CURSORIUS_RUN_ID=%v", pe.Run.Id),
 		"CURSORIUS_SRC_DIR=/cursorius/src",
 		fmt.Sprintf("CURSORIUS_SERVER_URL=%v", pipelineConf.AccessURL),
 	}...)