diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c773c94f..a24fde6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests for all exercises
         run: |
-          ls -al $HOME/gnucobol/bin
-          export PATH=$HOME/gnucobol/bin:$PATH
+          bin/setup-environment
           bin/test
diff --git a/bin/setup-environment b/bin/setup-environment
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..74c0ce44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/setup-environment
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+$gnucobolDir="${HOME}/gnucobol"
+export PATH="${gnucobolDir}/bin:${PATH}"
+export COB_CONFIG_DIR="${gnucobolDir}/config"
+export COB_COPY_DIR="${gnucobolDir}/copy"
+export COB_CFLAGS="-I ${gnucobolDir}/include"
+export COB_LDFLAGS="-L ${gnucobolDir}/lib"
+export COB_LIBRARY_PATH="${gnucobolDir}/lib"
+export COB_LIBS="${gnucobolDir}/bin/libcob-4.dll"