diff --git a/ci_scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh b/ci_scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh
index c983a072a..0ce17350f 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh
+++ b/ci_scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash 
 
-export BRANCH=${CIRCLE_BRANCH:?branch to build}
-export REPONAME=${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME:?repository name}
+export BRANCH=${CIRCLE_BRANCH:master}
+export REPONAME=${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME:deltachat-core-rust}
 export SSHTARGET=${SSHTARGET-ci@b1.delta.chat}
 
 export BUILDDIR=ci_builds/$REPONAME/$BRANCH/${CIRCLE_JOB:?jobname}/${CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM:?circle-build-number}
diff --git a/ci_scripts/remote_tests_python.sh b/ci_scripts/remote_tests_python.sh
index 126e9de6d..0062dfe85 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/remote_tests_python.sh
+++ b/ci_scripts/remote_tests_python.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash 
 
-export BRANCH=${CIRCLE_BRANCH:?branch to build}
-export REPONAME=${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME:?repository name}
+export BRANCH=${CIRCLE_BRANCH:master}
+export REPONAME=${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME:deltachat-core-rust}
 export SSHTARGET=${SSHTARGET-ci@b1.delta.chat}
 
 export BUILDDIR=ci_builds/$REPONAME/$BRANCH/${CIRCLE_JOB:?jobname}/${CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM:?circle-build-number}
diff --git a/ci_scripts/remote_tests_rust.sh b/ci_scripts/remote_tests_rust.sh
index 58b6138e2..bf222e41b 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/remote_tests_rust.sh
+++ b/ci_scripts/remote_tests_rust.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash 
 
-export BRANCH=${CIRCLE_BRANCH:?branch to build}
-export REPONAME=${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME:?repository name}
+export BRANCH=${CIRCLE_BRANCH:master}
+export REPONAME=${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME:deltachat-core-rust}
 export SSHTARGET=${SSHTARGET-ci@b1.delta.chat}
 
 export BUILDDIR=ci_builds/$REPONAME/$BRANCH/${CIRCLE_JOB:?jobname}/${CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM:?circle-build-number}