diff --git a/tests/bats/70_http_plugin.bats b/tests/bats/70_http_plugin.bats
index 38f426525..aeaa3fdbb 100644
--- a/tests/bats/70_http_plugin.bats
+++ b/tests/bats/70_http_plugin.bats
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ setup_file() {
     export MOCK_URL
     PLUGIN_DIR=$(config_get '.config_paths.plugin_dir')
     # could have a trailing slash
-    PLUGIN_DIR=$(realpath -s "${PLUGIN_DIR}")
+    PLUGIN_DIR=$(realpath "${PLUGIN_DIR}")
     export PLUGIN_DIR
 
     # https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/operators/env-variable-operators
diff --git a/tests/bats/72_plugin_badconfig.bats b/tests/bats/72_plugin_badconfig.bats
index 5ecb75f16..49d81df1a 100644
--- a/tests/bats/72_plugin_badconfig.bats
+++ b/tests/bats/72_plugin_badconfig.bats
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup_file() {
 
     PLUGIN_DIR=$(config_get '.config_paths.plugin_dir')
     # could have a trailing slash
-    PLUGIN_DIR=$(realpath -s "${PLUGIN_DIR}")
+    PLUGIN_DIR=$(realpath "${PLUGIN_DIR}")
     export PLUGIN_DIR
 
     PROFILES_PATH=$(config_get '.api.server.profiles_path')