diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index bd3f1ad15d..d376089870 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ env:
     -p rustpython-jit
     -p rustpython-derive
     -p rustpython
+  PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT_TESTS: >-
+    test_argparse test_json test_bytes test_long test_unicode test_array
+    test_asyncgen test_list test_complex test_json test_set test_dis test_calendar
 
 jobs:
   rust_tests:
@@ -145,20 +148,14 @@ jobs:
       - if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         name: run cpython platform-independent tests
         run:
-          target/release/rustpython -m test -v
-            test_argparse test_json test_bytes test_long test_unicode test_array
-            test_asyncgen test_list test_complex test_json test_set test_dis test_calendar
+          target/release/rustpython -m test -v ${{ env.PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT_TESTS }}
       - if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         name: run cpython platform-dependent tests
-        run: target/release/rustpython -m test -v -x
-            test_argparse test_json test_bytes test_long test_unicode test_array
-            test_asyncgen test_list test_complex test_json test_set test_dis test_calendar
+        run: target/release/rustpython -m test -v -x ${{ env.PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT_TESTS }}
       - if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         name: run cpython platform-dependent tests (windows partial - fixme)
         run:
-          target/release/rustpython -m test -v -x
-            test_argparse test_json test_bytes test_long test_unicode test_array
-            test_asyncgen test_list test_complex test_json test_set test_dis test_calendar
+          target/release/rustpython -m test -v -x ${{ env.PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT_TESTS }}
             test_pwd test_bool test_cgi test_exception_hierarchy test_glob test_iter test_os test_pathlib
             test_py_compile test_set test_shutil test_sys test_unittest test_venv test_zipimport test_importlib test_io
       - if: runner.os == 'Linux'