diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/check-and-publish.yml
index 5f45dc7..83afc40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-and-publish.yml
@@ -74,19 +74,19 @@ jobs:
       - run: pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
       - run: pip freeze
       - run: env | sort
-      - run: ECCODES_PYTHON_USE_SEPARATE_BINARIES=1 python -m eccodes selfcheck
+      - run: ECCODES_PYTHON_USE_FINDLIBS=1 python -m eccodes selfcheck
 
       - run: pytest
         if: matrix.method == 'conda' && matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
         env:
           ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH: 'C:/Miniconda/Library/share/eccodes/definitions'
           ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH: 'C:/Miniconda/Library/share/eccodes/samples'
-          ECCODES_PYTHON_USE_SEPARATE_BINARIES: '1'
+          ECCODES_PYTHON_USE_FINDLIBS: '1'
 
       - run: pytest
         if: matrix.method != 'conda' || matrix.platform != 'windows-latest'
         env:
-          ECCODES_PYTHON_USE_SEPARATE_BINARIES: '1'
+          ECCODES_PYTHON_USE_FINDLIBS: '1'
       # pytest -v --cov=. --cov-report=xml --cov-branch .
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
diff --git a/gribapi/bindings.py b/gribapi/bindings.py
index 34ded8c..a762d5e 100644
--- a/gribapi/bindings.py
+++ b/gribapi/bindings.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _lookup(name):
 def find_binary_libs(name):
 
     name = _lookup(name)
-    env_var = "ECCODES_PYTHON_USE_SEPARATE_BINARIES"
+    env_var = "ECCODES_PYTHON_USE_FINDLIBS"
     if int(os.environ.get(env_var, "0")):
         LOG.debug(f"{name} lib search: {env_var} set, so using findlibs")