diff --git a/packages/env/src/environment.js b/packages/env/src/environment.js
index e8c059eb3..325a4d17c 100644
--- a/packages/env/src/environment.js
+++ b/packages/env/src/environment.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class PercyEnv {
         case 'jenkins':
           return this.vars.CHANGE_ID;
         case 'circle':
-          return this.vars.CI_PULL_REQUESTS?.split('/').slice(-1)[0];
+          return this.vars.CIRCLE_PULL_REQUESTS?.split('/').slice(-1)[0];
         case 'drone':
           return this.vars.CI_PULL_REQUEST;
         case 'semaphore':
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ export class PercyEnv {
   // parallel total & nonce
   get parallel() {
     let total = parseInt(this.vars.PERCY_PARALLEL_TOTAL, 10);
+
+    if (this.ci === 'circle') {
+      total = parseInt(this.vars.CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL, 10);
+    }
+
     if (!Number.isInteger(total)) total = null;
 
     // no nonce if no total
diff --git a/packages/env/test/circle.test.js b/packages/env/test/circle.test.js
index 6770e1d49..ef84f3753 100644
--- a/packages/env/test/circle.test.js
+++ b/packages/env/test/circle.test.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ describe('CircleCI', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     env = new PercyEnv({
-      PERCY_PARALLEL_TOTAL: '-1',
+      CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL: '-1',
       CIRCLE_BRANCH: 'circle-branch',
       CIRCLE_SHA1: 'circle-commit-sha',
-      CI_PULL_REQUESTS: 'https://github.com/owner/repo-name/pull/123',
+      CIRCLE_PULL_REQUESTS: 'https://github.com/owner/repo-name/pull/123',
       CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM: 'build-number',
       CIRCLECI: 'true'
     });
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ describe('CircleCI', () => {
     env = new PercyEnv({ ...env.vars, CIRCLE_WORKFLOW_ID: 'workflow-id' });
     expect(env).toHaveProperty('parallel.nonce', 'workflow-id');
   });
+
+  it('has the correct parallel total', () => {
+    env = new PercyEnv({ ...env.vars, CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL: '2' });
+    expect(env).toHaveProperty('parallel.total', 2);
+  });
 });