diff --git a/etc/evergreen.yml b/etc/evergreen.yml
index e8ed5a29ca2..67ca7d1c724 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen.yml
@@ -992,6 +992,8 @@ functions:
         binary: bash
         args:
           - "./src/evergreen/selected_tests_generate.sh"
+        env:
+          workdir: ${workdir}
     - command: archive.targz_pack
       params:
         target: generate_tasks_config.tgz
@@ -2126,6 +2128,8 @@ functions:
         binary: bash
         args:
           - "./src/evergreen/scons_splunk.sh"
+        env:
+          workdir: ${workdir}
 
   "attach report":
     command: attach.results
diff --git a/etc/expansions.default.yml b/etc/expansions.default.yml
index 1d59269e742..e2a1abf5e1b 100644
--- a/etc/expansions.default.yml
+++ b/etc/expansions.default.yml
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ cmake_path: /opt/cmake/bin/cmake
 content_type: application/x-gzip
 jstestfuzz_concurrent_num_files: "10"
 curator_release: "latest"
+ext: tgz