diff --git a/lib/impl/jobPatched.nix b/lib/impl/jobPatched.nix
index c7134fb..4f2ddbd 100644
--- a/lib/impl/jobPatched.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/jobPatched.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   helpers,
 }: let
   inherit (lib) toList optionalAttrs optional;
-  inherit (helpers) prependToBeforeScript appendToAfterScript filterJobVariables;
+  inherit (helpers) prependToBeforeScript appendToAfterScript;
 in
   {
     key,
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ in
     ))
     // optionalAttrs nixConfig.enable (
       (let
-        variables =
-          (filterJobVariables false job)
-          // optionalAttrs nixConfig.enableRunnerCache {
+        variables = job.variables or {} //
+          optionalAttrs nixConfig.enableRunnerCache {
             NIX_CI_CACHE_STRATEGY = "runner";
           };
       in
diff --git a/tests/cilib_test.nix b/tests/cilib_test.nix
index fe041df..fea9dae 100644
--- a/tests/cilib_test.nix
+++ b/tests/cilib_test.nix
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
           after_script = [ "finalize_nix_ci" ];
           before_script = [ "source setup_nix_ci \"gitlab-ci:pipeline:test:job-deps:test\"" ];
           variables = {
-            #BASH = toString pkgs.bash;
+            BASH = toString pkgs.bash;
             TEST = "work";
           };
           cache = [{
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
           }];
           variables = {
             NIX_CI_CACHE_STRATEGY = "runner";
-            #BASH = toString pkgs.bash;
+            BASH = toString pkgs.bash;
             TEST = "work";
           };
         };
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
             }];
             variables = {
               SAMPLE = "working";
-              #HELLO = toString pkgs.hello;
+              HELLO = toString pkgs.hello;
               NIX_CI_CACHE_STRATEGY = "runner";
             };
           };