diff --git a/packages/taiko-client/integration_test/hive_tests.sh b/packages/taiko-client/integration_test/hive_tests.sh
index 78c27ca9b44..043c4011470 100644
--- a/packages/taiko-client/integration_test/hive_tests.sh
+++ b/packages/taiko-client/integration_test/hive_tests.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [ "$HIVE_BASE_DIR" == "" ]; then
-  HIVE_BASE_DIR=/tmp/hive
-  rm -rf $HIVE_BASE_DIR
-  git clone git@github.com:taikoxyz/hive.git $HIVE_BASE_DIR
+HIVE_BASE_DIR=${HIVE_BASE_DIR:-/tmp/hive}
+if [ "$HIVE_BASE_DIR" == "/tmp/hive" ]; then
+  rm -rf "$HIVE_BASE_DIR"
+  git clone git@github.com:taikoxyz/hive.git "$HIVE_BASE_DIR"
 fi
 
-go test -v -p=1 ./integration_test -timeout=700s
+export HIVE_BASE_DIR=$HIVE_BASE_DIR && go test -v -p=1 ./integration_test -timeout=700s