diff --git a/configure/modules/CONFIG_TEST b/configure/modules/CONFIG_TEST
index 2dc8de63b753151b47b0babb47448e0a3274495c..f679a454982b0cf87986291b95631e2941681ae4 100644
--- a/configure/modules/CONFIG_TEST
+++ b/configure/modules/CONFIG_TEST
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 RUN_IOCSH_TEST_COMMAND = run-iocsh --name "${EPICS_BASE}/require/${E3_REQUIRE_VERSION}/bin/iocsh.bash" -r "$(E3_MODULE_NAME),$(E3_MODULE_VERSION)" -l $(TEMP_CELL_PATH)
 TEMP_CELL_PATH := $(TOP)/testMods-$(shell date +"%y%m%d%H%M%S")
 RMDIR = $(RM) -rf
+
+EXPORT_VARS += TEMP_CELL_PATH
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