diff --git a/contrib/test_cover.sh b/contrib/test_cover.sh
index 5daac4bd2..f33f178d3 100644
--- a/contrib/test_cover.sh
+++ b/contrib/test_cover.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
-PKGS=$(go list ./... | grep -v '/simapp')
+PKGS=($(go list ./... | grep -v '/simapp'))
 
-set -e
 echo "mode: atomic" > coverage.txt
 for pkg in ${PKGS[@]}; do
     go test -v -timeout 30m -coverprofile=profile.out -covermode=atomic -tags='ledger test_ledger_mock' "$pkg"