diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index a5ef090..769f29c 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -78,15 +78,14 @@ pytest_task:
     - freebsd_instance:
         image_family: freebsd-14-0
       env:
-        PY: python${PYTHON}
         matrix:
           - PYTHON: 3.10
           - PYTHON: 3.11
           # TODO: PYTHON: 3.12
       install_script:
-        - PY=`echo $PYTHON | tr -d '.'`
-        - pkg install -y python${PY} git
-        - python${PYTHON} -m ensurepip
+        - PY=`echo python$PYTHON | tr -d '.'`
+        - pkg install -y $PY git
+        - $PY -m ensurepip
 
     - windows_container:
         image: cirrusci/windowsservercore:2019
@@ -102,10 +101,10 @@ pytest_task:
         - C:\python-installer.exe /quiet TargetDir=C:\Python SimpleInstall=1
 
   build_script:
-    - ${PY} -m pip install -U --upgrade-strategy eager pip 'setuptools>61'
-    - ${PY} -m pip install .[test]
+    - $PY -m pip install -U --upgrade-strategy eager pip 'setuptools>61'
+    - $PY -m pip install .[test]
   script:
-    - ${PY} --version
+    - $PY --version
     - bork run test
   always:
     upload_results_artifacts: