diff --git a/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh b/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
index 4741d2c7f..78c358b14 100644
--- a/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/lib/test-lib.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ test_config_ipfs_gateway_writable() {
 
 test_launch_ipfs_daemon() {
 
-	args=$1
+	args="$@"
 
 	test_expect_success "'ipfs daemon' succeeds" '
 		ipfs daemon $args >actual_daemon 2>daemon_err &
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0061-daemon-opts.sh b/test/sharness/t0061-daemon-opts.sh
index 549fa3e8f..f2f965fed 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0061-daemon-opts.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0061-daemon-opts.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test_description="Test daemon command"
 
 test_init_ipfs
 
-test_launch_ipfs_daemon '--unrestricted-api --disable-transport-encryption'
+test_launch_ipfs_daemon --unrestricted-api --disable-transport-encryption
 
 gwyport=$PORT_GWAY
 apiport=$PORT_API
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh b/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
index 25485ef90..1d604f5f9 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
@@ -39,20 +39,7 @@ test_expect_success "client should err if client api != api file while daemon is
 PORT_API=$differentport
 ADDR_API=$differentapi
 
-# test_launch_ipfs_daemon '--api "$ADDR_API"'
-
-#pasted from test_launch_ipfs_daemon because the above line doesn't work
-test_expect_success "'ipfs daemon' succeeds" '
-  ipfs daemon --api $ADDR_API >actual_daemon 2>daemon_err &
-'
-
-# we say the daemon is ready when the API server is ready.
-test_expect_success "'ipfs daemon' is ready" '
-  IPFS_PID=$! &&
-  pollEndpoint -ep=/version -host=$ADDR_API -v -tout=1s -tries=60 2>poll_apierr > poll_apiout ||
-  test_fsh cat actual_daemon || test_fsh cat daemon_err || test_fsh cat poll_apierr || test_fsh cat poll_apiout
-'
-#end of "test_launch_ipfs_daemon
+test_launch_ipfs_daemon --api "$ADDR_API"
 
 test_expect_success "'ipfs daemon' api option works" '
   printf "$differentapi" > expected &&