--- a/tests/test-verify-repo-operations.py	Fri Apr 30 16:13:02 2021 -0700
+++ b/tests/test-verify-repo-operations.py	Sat May 01 00:41:43 2021 -0400
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
             o.write(content)
         self.log.append(
             (
-                "$ $PYTHON -c 'import binascii; "
+                "$ \"$PYTHON\" -c 'import binascii; "
                 "print(binascii.unhexlify(\"%s\"))' > %s"
             )
             % (