diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index 5108705c0..da08bfff6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ global_teardown() {
 cleanup_apps() {
   rm -rf $DOKKU_ROOT/*/nginx.conf
 
-  apps=$(dokku --quiet apps:list)
-  if [[ -n "${apps}" ]]; then
-    dokku --quiet apps:list | xargs -n1 dokku --force apps:destroy
-  fi
+  dokku --quiet apps:list | xargs --no-run-if-empty -n1 dokku --force apps:destroy
 }
 
 cleanup_containers() {