diff --git a/systemtest/040-local-registry-auth.bats b/systemtest/040-local-registry-auth.bats
index dab3bd18..fe1b2f97 100644
--- a/systemtest/040-local-registry-auth.bats
+++ b/systemtest/040-local-registry-auth.bats
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function setup() {
     testuser=testuser
     testpassword=$(random_string 15)
 
-    start_registry --testuser=testuser --testpassword=$testpassword reg
+    start_registry --testuser=$testuser --testpassword=$testpassword reg
 }
 
 @test "auth: credentials on command line" {