diff --git a/tests/ahci_test.in b/tests/ahci_test.in
index 56760326a..7853bb8b6 100644
--- a/tests/ahci_test.in
+++ b/tests/ahci_test.in
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ tar cf "$imgfile" "$outfile"
 v=$(echo "nativedisk; source '(ahci0)/$outfile';" |
     "${grubshell}" --qemu-opts="-drive id=disk,file=$imgfile,if=none
 				-device ahci,id=ahci
-				-device ide-hd,drive=disk,bus=ahci.0" |
-    tail -n 1)
+				-device ide-hd,drive=disk,bus=ahci.0")
+v=$(echo "$v" | tail -n 1)
 if [ "$v" != "Hello World" ]; then
    rm "$imgfile"
    rm "$outfile"
diff --git a/tests/ehci_test.in b/tests/ehci_test.in
index c368c59ec..426bfa7db 100644
--- a/tests/ehci_test.in
+++ b/tests/ehci_test.in
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ tar cf "$imgfile" "$outfile"
 v=$(echo "nativedisk; source '(usb0)/$outfile';" |
     "${grubshell}" --qemu-opts="-device ich9-usb-ehci1
 				-drive id=my_usb_disk,file=$imgfile,if=none
-				-device usb-storage,drive=my_usb_disk" |
-    tail -n 1)
+				-device usb-storage,drive=my_usb_disk")
+v=$(echo "$v" | tail -n 1)
 if [ "$v" != "Hello World" ]; then
    rm "$imgfile"
    rm "$outfile"
diff --git a/tests/grub_cmd_date.in b/tests/grub_cmd_date.in
index f7c9ca004..737a278e6 100644
--- a/tests/grub_cmd_date.in
+++ b/tests/grub_cmd_date.in
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ if [ "${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-${grub_modinfo_platform}" = sparc64-ieee1275 ];
 fi
 
 pdt="$(date -u +%s)"
-dt=`echo date | @builddir@/grub-shell | sed 's, [A-Z][a-z]*$,,'`
+dt="$(echo date | @builddir@/grub-shell)"
+dt="$(echo "$dt" | sed 's, [A-Z][a-z]*$,,')"
 dtg="$(date -u -d "$dt" +%s)"
 ndt="$(date -u +%s)"
 
diff --git a/tests/grub_script_expansion.in b/tests/grub_script_expansion.in
index 9d0dcdd29..98d5a9068 100644
--- a/tests/grub_script_expansion.in
+++ b/tests/grub_script_expansion.in
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ set -e
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with GRUB.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-disks=`echo ls | @builddir@/grub-shell| grep -av '^Network protocols:$'| grep -av '^tftp http $'`
+disks=`echo ls | @builddir@/grub-shell`
+disks=`echo "$disks"| grep -av '^Network protocols:$'| grep -av '^tftp http $'`
 other=`echo insmod regexp\; echo \* | @builddir@/grub-shell`
 for d in $disks; do
     if echo "$d" |grep ',' >/dev/null; then
diff --git a/tests/ohci_test.in b/tests/ohci_test.in
index 45949fb4c..2b96539b8 100644
--- a/tests/ohci_test.in
+++ b/tests/ohci_test.in
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ tar cf "$imgfile" "$outfile"
 v=$(echo "nativedisk; source '(usb0)/$outfile';" |
     "${grubshell}" --qemu-opts="-device pci-ohci
 				-drive id=my_usb_disk,file=$imgfile,if=none
-				-device usb-storage,drive=my_usb_disk" |
-    tail -n 1)
+				-device usb-storage,drive=my_usb_disk")
+v=$(echo "$v" | tail -n 1)
 if [ "$v" != "Hello World" ]; then
    rm "$imgfile"
    rm "$outfile"
diff --git a/tests/partmap_test.in b/tests/partmap_test.in
index 7353dc70e..5f18ab51c 100644
--- a/tests/partmap_test.in
+++ b/tests/partmap_test.in
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ list_parts () {
     shift
 
     echo ls | "${grubshell}" --disk="${imgfile}" \
-	--modules=$mod | tr -d "\n\r" > "${outfile}"
-    cat "${outfile}"
+	--modules=$mod > "${outfile}"
+    cat "${outfile}" | tr -d "\n\r"
     echo
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/uhci_test.in b/tests/uhci_test.in
index 5a3b94c65..9a9492a43 100644
--- a/tests/uhci_test.in
+++ b/tests/uhci_test.in
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ tar cf "$imgfile" "$outfile"
 v=$(echo "nativedisk; source '(usb0)/$outfile';" |
     "${grubshell}" --qemu-opts="-device ich9-usb-uhci1
 				-drive id=my_usb_disk,file=$imgfile,if=none
-				-device usb-storage,drive=my_usb_disk" |
-    tail -n 1)
+				-device usb-storage,drive=my_usb_disk")
+v=$(echo "$v" | tail -n 1)
 if [ "$v" != "Hello World" ]; then
    rm "$imgfile"
    rm "$outfile"