diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index e14dc88..142d401 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     A pytest recognized function to adjust configuration before running tests.
     """
     config.addinivalue_line(
-        "markers", "github_ci: only to be run in a github ci environment"
+        "markers", "github_actions: only to be run in a github actions ci environment"
     )
 
     # These markers are registered to avoid warnings triggered by importing from
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
     Several of these tests work against the host system directly, so to protect
     users from issues we make these not run.
     """
-    if not os.environ("GITHUB_CI"):
-        has_github_ci_mark = any(mark for mark in item.iter_markers(name="github_ci"))
-        if has_github_ci_mark:
+    if not os.environ.get("GITHUB_ACTIONS"):
+        has_github_actions_mark = any(
+            mark for mark in item.iter_markers(name="github_actions")
+        )
+        if has_github_actions_mark:
             pytest.skip("Skipping test marked safe only for GitHub's CI environment.")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_systemd.py b/tests/test_systemd.py
index c06c296..2cfdf3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_systemd.py
+++ b/tests/test_systemd.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import tempfile
 import time
 
+import pytest
+
 from systemdspawner import systemd
 
 
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ def test_get_systemd_version():
     ), "Either systemd wasn't running, or we failed to parse the version into an integer!"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_simple_start():
     unit_name = "systemdspawner-unittest-" + str(time.time())
     await systemd.start_transient_service(
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ async def test_simple_start():
     assert not await systemd.service_running(unit_name)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_service_failed_reset():
     """
     Test service_failed and reset_service
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ async def test_service_failed_reset():
     assert not await systemd.service_failed(unit_name)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_service_running_fail():
     """
     Test service_running failing when there's no service.
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ async def test_service_running_fail():
     assert not await systemd.service_running(unit_name)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_env_setting():
     unit_name = "systemdspawner-unittest-" + str(time.time())
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
@@ -107,6 +113,7 @@ async def test_env_setting():
         assert not os.path.exists(env_file)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_workdir():
     unit_name = "systemdspawner-unittest-" + str(time.time())
     _, env_filename = tempfile.mkstemp()
@@ -126,6 +133,7 @@ async def test_workdir():
             assert text == d
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_slice():
     unit_name = "systemdspawner-unittest-" + str(time.time())
     _, env_filename = tempfile.mkstemp()
@@ -151,6 +159,7 @@ async def test_slice():
         assert b"user.slice" in stdout
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_properties_string():
     """
     Test that setting string properties works
@@ -180,6 +189,7 @@ async def test_properties_string():
             assert text == "/bind-test"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_properties_list():
     """
     Test setting multiple values for a property
@@ -216,6 +226,7 @@ async def test_properties_list():
             assert text == d
 
 
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_uid_gid():
     """
     Test setting uid and gid
diff --git a/tests/test_systemdspawner.py b/tests/test_systemdspawner.py
index 668c42c..cd12ca7 100644
--- a/tests/test_systemdspawner.py
+++ b/tests/test_systemdspawner.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def _get_systemdspawner_user_unit(username):
     return user_unit
 
 
-@pytest.mark.github_ci
+@pytest.mark.github_actions
 async def test_start_stop(hub_app, systemdspawner_config):
     """
     This tests starts the default user server, access its /api/status endpoint,