diff --git a/test/lvol/common.sh b/test/lvol/common.sh
index 6bf4c842c..058be9888 100644
--- a/test/lvol/common.sh
+++ b/test/lvol/common.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ LVS_DEFAULT_CAPACITY_MB=$(( MALLOC_SIZE_MB - LVS_DEFAULT_CLUSTER_SIZE_MB ))
 LVS_DEFAULT_CAPACITY=$(( LVS_DEFAULT_CAPACITY_MB * 1024 * 1024 ))
 
 function rpc_cmd() {
-	$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py $@
+	$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py "$@"
 }
 
 function run_lvol_test() {
-	run_test suite $@
+	run_test suite "$@"
 
 	leftover_bdevs=$(rpc_cmd bdev_get_bdevs)
 	[ "$(jq length <<< "$leftover_bdevs")" == "0" ]