diff --git a/test/cases/api.sh b/test/cases/api.sh
index 8bff053e5..56036e1d1 100755
--- a/test/cases/api.sh
+++ b/test/cases/api.sh
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ else
   TEST_ID=$(uuidgen);
 fi
 
-case $(set +x; . /etc/os-release; echo "$ID-$VERSION_ID") in
+case "$ID-$VERSION_ID" in
   "rhel-9.0")
     DISTRO="rhel-90"
     if [[ "$CLOUD_PROVIDER" == "$CLOUD_PROVIDER_AWS" ]]; then