diff --git a/tests.yml b/tests.yml
index b5c0783..3fae1fe 100644
--- a/tests.yml
+++ b/tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=2.7 METHOD=virtualenv-seeder-pip ./venv.sh'
     - smoke35:
         dir: smoke
-        run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=3.5 METHOD=virtualenv-no-download INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true ./venv.sh'
+        run: VERSION=3.5 METHOD=virtualenv-no-download INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true ./venv.sh
     - smoke36:
         dir: smoke
         run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=3.6 METHOD=venv TOX=false ./venv.sh'
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
         run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=3.9 METHOD=virtualenv-seeder-pip ./venv.sh'
     - smoke34_optional:
         dir: smoke
-        run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=3.4 METHOD=venv INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true ./venv.sh'
+        run: VERSION=3.4 METHOD=venv INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true ./venv.sh
     - smoke310_optional:
         dir: smoke
-        run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=3.10 METHOD=venv TOX=false INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true ./venv.sh'
+        run: VERSION=3.10 METHOD=venv TOX=false INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true ./venv.sh
     - smokepypy:
         dir: smoke
         run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=2.7 METHOD=virtualenv PYTHON=pypy ./venv.sh'