diff --git a/test/bats/04_capi.bats b/test/bats/04_capi.bats
index 64da27a56..0040a7c5e 100644
--- a/test/bats/04_capi.bats
+++ b/test/bats/04_capi.bats
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ setup() {
 
     config_set 'del(.api.server.online_client)'
     rune -1 cscli capi status
-    assert_stderr --partial "no configuration for Central API (CAPI) in '$CONFIG_YAML'"
+    assert_stderr --partial "no configuration for Central API (CAPI) in "
+    assert_stderr --partial "$CONFIG_YAML'$"
 }
 
 @test "cscli capi status" {