diff --git a/tests/unit/10_ps-dockerfile.bats b/tests/unit/10_ps-dockerfile.bats
index edbe83a7e..205014fcf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/10_ps-dockerfile.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/10_ps-dockerfile.bats
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "(ps:scale) dockerfile non-existent process" {
-  run bash -c "dokku --trace ps:scale $TEST_APP non-existent=2"
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:scale $TEST_APP non-existent=2"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ teardown() {
   destroy_app
   create_app
   deploy_app dockerfile-procfile
-  run bash -c "dokku --trace ps:scale $TEST_APP non-existent=2"
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:scale $TEST_APP non-existent=2"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_failure
diff --git a/tests/unit/10_ps-herokuish.bats b/tests/unit/10_ps-herokuish.bats
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 95acfd125..debb1cb35
--- a/tests/unit/10_ps-herokuish.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/10_ps-herokuish.bats
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ teardown() {
     assert_success
   done
 
-  run bash -c "dokku --trace ps:scale $TEST_APP web=1 worker=1"
-  echo "output: $output"
-  echo "status: $status"
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:scale $TEST_APP web=1 worker=1"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
   assert_success
   for PROC_TYPE in web worker; do
     CIDS=""