diff --git a/test/system/libs/helpers.bash b/test/system/libs/helpers.bash
index 3d407054e..f1d3e07a6 100644
--- a/test/system/libs/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/system/libs/helpers.bash
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ function get_system_version() {
     return
   fi
 
-  echo $(awk -F= '/VERSION_ID/ {print $2}' $os_release | head -n 1)
+  . "$os_release"
+  echo "$VERSION_ID"
 }