diff --git a/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh b/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
index a289ed3b1..d62869e87 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
@@ -16,16 +16,14 @@ api_fromcfg=$(ipfs config Addresses.API)
 peerid=$(ipfs config Identity.PeerID)
 
 test_client() {
-	args="$@"
 	printf $peerid >expected
-	ipfs $args id -f="<id>" >actual
+	ipfs "$@" id -f="<id>" >actual
 	test_cmp expected actual
 }
 
 test_client_must_fail() {
-	args="$@"
 	echo "Error: api not running" >expected_err
-	test_must_fail ipfs $args id -f="<id>" >actual 2>actual_err
+	test_must_fail ipfs "$@" id -f="<id>" >actual 2>actual_err
 	test_cmp expected_err actual_err
 }