diff --git a/.bcr/presubmit.yml b/.bcr/presubmit.yml
index 46c3929..defde52 100644
--- a/.bcr/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bcr/presubmit.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ bcr_test_module:
         # Workaround for https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/3268
         - echo bazel-bcr/>> .bazelignore
       run_targets:
-        - //:run_buildozer
+        - //:buildozer_alias # Run the alias with no args.
+        - //:run_buildozer # Will modify a test target.
       build_targets:
         - //...
       test_targets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 17eb3d3..b3e24d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           USE_BAZEL_VERSION: ${{ matrix.bazel }}
         working-directory: tests/bcr
         run: |
+          bazel run //:buildozer_alias
           bazel run //:run_buildozer
           bazel test //...
diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 0c25f2d..517f73c 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+# A buildozer binary that will run in the root repository's workspace directory
+# when executed with `bazel run`.
+# Can be aliased or used as a runfile in other binaries executed via
+# `bazel run`.
 sh_binary(
     name = "buildozer",
     srcs = ["buildozer.sh"],
     data = [
         "@buildozer_binary//:buildozer.exe",
     ],
-    env = {
-        "BUILDOZER_RLOCATIONPATH": "$(rlocationpath @buildozer_binary//:buildozer.exe)",
-    },
     deps = [
         "@bazel_tools//tools/bash/runfiles",
     ],
diff --git a/buildozer.sh b/buildozer.sh
index 5070e3c..6b8bd5d 100755
--- a/buildozer.sh
+++ b/buildozer.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ source "${RUNFILES_DIR:-/dev/null}/$f" 2>/dev/null || \
   { echo>&2 "ERROR: cannot find $f"; exit 1; }; f=; set -e
 # --- end runfiles.bash initialization v3 ---
 
-buildozer_path=$(rlocation $BUILDOZER_RLOCATIONPATH)
+buildozer_rlocationpath=buildozer_binary/buildozer.exe
+buildozer_path=$(rlocation $buildozer_rlocationpath)
 if [[ ! -f "$buildozer_path" ]]; then
-    echo "buildozer.exe not found at runfiles path $BUILDOZER_RLOCATIONPATH and resolved path $buildozer_path."
+    echo "buildozer.exe not found at runfiles path $buildozer_rlocationpath and resolved path $buildozer_path."
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/bcr/BUILD.bazel b/tests/bcr/BUILD.bazel
index cd46c4f..a64368b 100644
--- a/tests/bcr/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/bcr/BUILD.bazel
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ sh_binary(
     },
     srcs = ["run_buildozer.sh"],
 )
+
+alias(
+    name = "buildozer_alias",
+    actual = "@buildozer",
+)