diff --git a/test/run_tests.sh b/test/run_tests.sh
index e2d160b..ab1d7ef 100755
--- a/test/run_tests.sh
+++ b/test/run_tests.sh
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ run_jm_tests ()
     [[ -f ./test_frost/joinmarket.cfg ]] && unlink ./test_frost/joinmarket.cfg
     mkdir -p test_taproot test_frost
     ln -s ./test/regtest_joinmarket.cfg ./joinmarket.cfg
-    ln -s `realpath ./test/regtest_taproot_joinmarket.cfg` test_taproot/joinmarket.cfg
-    ln -s `realpath ./test/regtest_frost_joinmarket.cfg` ./test_frost/joinmarket.cfg
+    ln -s $(realpath ./test/regtest_taproot_joinmarket.cfg) test_taproot/joinmarket.cfg
+    ln -s $(realpath ./test/regtest_frost_joinmarket.cfg) ./test_frost/joinmarket.cfg
     orig_umask="$(umask -p)"
     umask 077
     rm -rf "${jm_test_datadir}"