diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index 1e460cc7e..8332da4c6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SKIPPED_TEST_ERR_MSG="previous test failed! skipping remaining tests..."
 global_setup() {
   [[ ! -f "${BATS_PARENT_TMPNAME}.skip" ]] || skip "$SKIPPED_TEST_ERR_MSG"
 
-  dokku apps:list --quiet
+  dokku --quiet apps:list
   docker container ls --quiet
   free -m
   docker container ls --quiet | xargs -n1 docker container rm -f || true