diff --git a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
index 82fe1bb02f..1a78dd101a 100644
--- a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
+++ b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn takes_rows_of_nu_value_strings_and_pipes_it_to_stdin_of_external() {
         r#"
             open nu_times.csv
             | get origin
-            | each { |it| ^echo $it | nu --testbin chop }
+            | each { |it| nu --testbin cococo $it | nu --testbin chop }
             | get 2
             "#
         ));