diff --git a/test/bats/helpers.bash b/test/bats/helpers.bash
index c6e3a1f84..0f7cd580a 100644
--- a/test/bats/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/bats/helpers.bash
@@ -113,5 +113,6 @@ wait_for_process() {
 }
 
 run_crl_server() {
-  python3 ./scripts/crl_server.py & echo "$!"
+  python3 ./scripts/crl_server.py &
+  echo $!
 }
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