diff --git a/test/end-to-end/test_studio_with_ssl_cert_file_envvar_set.ps1 b/test/end-to-end/test_studio_with_ssl_cert_file_envvar_set.ps1
index 9a25b08ae5..e914ecc99f 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end/test_studio_with_ssl_cert_file_envvar_set.ps1
+++ b/test/end-to-end/test_studio_with_ssl_cert_file_envvar_set.ps1
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if($IsLinux) {
     $sslCertFileCheck = "test -f `$SSL_CERT_FILE"
     $sslCertFilePrint = "echo `$SSL_CERT_FILE"
     $sslCacheCertFileCheck = "test -f '/hab/cache/ssl/$e2e_certname'"
-    $sslCertFileNotSetCheck = "test `$SSL_CERT_FILE = $(hab pkg path core/cacerts)/ssl/certs/cacert.pem"
+    $sslCertFileNotSetCheck = "test `$SSL_CERT_FILE = `$(hab pkg path core/cacerts)/ssl/certs/cacert.pem"
 } else {
     $sslCertFileCheck = "exit (!(Test-Path `$env:SSL_CERT_FILE))"
     $sslCertFilePrint = "`$env:SSL_CERT_FILE.Replace('\','/')"