diff --git a/ci_scripts/remote_tests_python.sh b/ci_scripts/remote_tests_python.sh
index 2dd1bf255..1ab22a807 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/remote_tests_python.sh
+++ b/ci_scripts/remote_tests_python.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ ssh $SSHTARGET <<_HERE
     # let's share the target dir with our last run on this branch/job-type
     # cargo will make sure to block/unblock us properly 
     export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=\`pwd\`/../target
-    export TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-    export RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache
+    export TARGET=release
     export DCC_PY_LIVECONFIG=$DCC_PY_LIVECONFIG
 
     rm -rf virtualenv venv
diff --git a/ci_scripts/run-python-test.sh b/ci_scripts/run-python-test.sh
index 7ca15b00a..e0739d007 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/run-python-test.sh
+++ b/ci_scripts/run-python-test.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ X=${DCC_PY_LIVECONFIG:?need env var to run Online tests}
 set -x
 
 # for core-building and python install step
-export DCC_RS_TARGET=release 
+export DCC_RS_TARGET=release
 export DCC_RS_DEV=`pwd`
 
 cd python