diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5e93ec928..97a92f5e8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ jobs:
           shell: /bin/bash
           command: |
             mkdir -p test-results/bats
-            cd tests/unit && echo "executing tests: $(cd tests/unit ; ls << parameters.index >>*.bats | xargs)"
-            cd tests/unit && bats --formatter bats-format-junit -e -T -o ../../test-results/bats $(cd tests/unit ; ls << parameters.index >>*.bats | xargs)
+            cd tests/unit
+            echo "executing tests: $(ls << parameters.index >>*.bats | xargs)"
+            bats --formatter bats-format-junit -e -T -o ../../test-results/bats $(ls << parameters.index >>*.bats | xargs)
           no_output_timeout: 60m
       - store_artifacts:
           path: ./test-results