diff --git a/tests/bgpd.tests/aspathtest.exp b/tests/bgpd.tests/aspathtest.exp
index dfecec7801..f5f262f80a 100644
--- a/tests/bgpd.tests/aspathtest.exp
+++ b/tests/bgpd.tests/aspathtest.exp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set testprefix "aspathtest "
 set aborted 0
 set color 1
 
-spawn "./aspathtest"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./aspathtest 2>/dev/null"
 
 # proc onetest { test_name note start } {
 # proc headerline { line } {
diff --git a/tests/bgpd.tests/ecommtest.exp b/tests/bgpd.tests/ecommtest.exp
index 074952fab8..cbeb03af52 100644
--- a/tests/bgpd.tests/ecommtest.exp
+++ b/tests/bgpd.tests/ecommtest.exp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set testprefix "ecommtest "
 set aborted 0
 set color 0
 
-spawn "./ecommtest"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./ecommtest 2>/dev/null"
 
 # proc simpletest { start } {
 
diff --git a/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpcap.exp b/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpcap.exp
index 2572623f06..aba6906bc0 100644
--- a/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpcap.exp
+++ b/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpcap.exp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set testprefix "testbgpcap "
 set aborted 0
 set color 1
 
-spawn "./testbgpcap"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./testbgpcap 2>/dev/null"
 
 # proc simpletest { start } {
 
diff --git a/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpmpath.exp b/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpmpath.exp
index 96a51e390c..6820f636a4 100644
--- a/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpmpath.exp
+++ b/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpmpath.exp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set testprefix "testbgpmpath "
 set aborted 0
 set color 1
 
-spawn "./testbgpmpath"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./testbgpmpath 2>/dev/null"
 
 # proc simpletest { start } {
 
diff --git a/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpmpattr.exp b/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpmpattr.exp
index e6d7305a68..1abce3fc9a 100644
--- a/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpmpattr.exp
+++ b/tests/bgpd.tests/testbgpmpattr.exp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set testprefix "testbgpmpattr "
 set aborted 0
 set color 1
 
-spawn "./testbgpmpattr"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./testbgpmpattr 2>/dev/null"
 
 # proc simpletest { start } {
 
diff --git a/tests/libzebra.tests/tabletest.exp b/tests/libzebra.tests/tabletest.exp
index 5838d4fc7c..7496994b7f 100644
--- a/tests/libzebra.tests/tabletest.exp
+++ b/tests/libzebra.tests/tabletest.exp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ set timeout 10
 set testprefix "tabletest "
 set aborted 0
 
-spawn "./tabletest"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./tabletest 2>/dev/null"
 
 for {set i 0} {$i <  6} {incr i 1} { onesimple "cmp $i" "Verifying cmp"; }
 for {set i 0} {$i < 11} {incr i 1} { onesimple "succ $i" "Verifying successor"; }
diff --git a/tests/libzebra.tests/test-timer-correctness.exp b/tests/libzebra.tests/test-timer-correctness.exp
index 83531c7df8..570150cd51 100644
--- a/tests/libzebra.tests/test-timer-correctness.exp
+++ b/tests/libzebra.tests/test-timer-correctness.exp
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ set timeout 10
 set testprefix "test-timer-correctness"
 set aborted 0
 
-spawn "./test-timer-correctness"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./test-timer-correctness 2>/dev/null"
 
 onesimple "" "Expected output and actual output match."
diff --git a/tests/libzebra.tests/testnexthopiter.exp b/tests/libzebra.tests/testnexthopiter.exp
index be35a0a2b8..777b753995 100644
--- a/tests/libzebra.tests/testnexthopiter.exp
+++ b/tests/libzebra.tests/testnexthopiter.exp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ set timeout 10
 set testprefix "testnexthopiter "
 set aborted 0
 
-spawn "./testnexthopiter"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./testnexthopiter 2>/dev/null"
 
 onesimple "simple" "Simple test passed."
 onesimple "prng" "PRNG test passed."
diff --git a/tests/libzebra.tests/teststream.exp b/tests/libzebra.tests/teststream.exp
index ca602e305b..c977bb4417 100644
--- a/tests/libzebra.tests/teststream.exp
+++ b/tests/libzebra.tests/teststream.exp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set timeout 10
-spawn "./teststream"
+spawn sh -c "exec ./teststream 2>/dev/null"
 
 expect {
 	"endp: 15, readable: 15, writeable: 1009" { }