diff --git a/.circleci/prepare.sh b/.circleci/prepare.sh
index bc26706586..30010adcfb 100755
--- a/.circleci/prepare.sh
+++ b/.circleci/prepare.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ terminus connection:set "${TERMINUS_SITE}.${TERMINUS_ENV}" git
 echo "" >> pantheon.yml
 git add pantheon.yml
 git commit -m "no-op pantheon.yml"
-git push origin $TERMINUS_ENV
+terminus build:env:push "${TERMINUS_SITE}.${TERMINUS_ENV}"
+
 terminus connection:set "${TERMINUS_SITE}.${TERMINUS_ENV}" sftp
 terminus env:wake -n "$TERMINUS_SITE.$TERMINUS_ENV"
 terminus drush -n "$TERMINUS_SITE.$TERMINUS_ENV" -- updatedb -y