diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aba70e324639a24555d1bc0f9a12432cae5810f2..6743f7750822269ea205533224b8d20344ff3697 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ prep-gcp-tce-bucket:
 # Please see above
 .PHONY: prune-buckets
 prune-buckets:
-	FAKE_RELEASE=$(shell expr $(BUILD_VERSION) | grep test) \
+	TEST_RELEASE=$(shell expr $(BUILD_VERSION) | grep test) \
 	TCE_SCRATCH_DIR=${TCE_SCRATCH_DIR} hack/release/prune-buckets.sh
 
 # The main target for GCP buckets. Please see above