diff --git a/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh b/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
index 0ba1210003..5a1f86c635 100755
--- a/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
+++ b/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ sleep 5
 # compare the files
 # echo "$PATH_TO_ORIGIN_INIT_CONFIG" | diff - "$PATH_TO_SECOND_ORIGIN_INIT_CONFIG" >/dev/null
 
-diff $PATH_TO_ORIGIN_INIT_CONFIG $PATH_TO_SECOND_ORIGIN_INIT_CONFIG > /dev/null
+diff "$PATH_TO_ORIGIN_INIT_CONFIG" "$PATH_TO_SECOND_ORIGIN_INIT_CONFIG" > /dev/null
 
 # check the status of the diff
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then