--- a/tests/test-i18n.t	Tue Sep 18 22:40:03 2018 -0400
+++ b/tests/test-i18n.t	Tue Sep 18 23:47:21 2018 -0400
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 tool itself by doctest
 
   $ cd "$TESTDIR"/../i18n
-  $ $PYTHON check-translation.py *.po
-  $ $PYTHON check-translation.py --doctest
+  $ "$PYTHON" check-translation.py *.po
+  $ "$PYTHON" check-translation.py --doctest
   $ cd $TESTTMP
 
 #if gettext