diff --git a/drivers/exec/driver_test.go b/drivers/exec/driver_test.go
index 2c0a565bc..cb56747a2 100644
--- a/drivers/exec/driver_test.go
+++ b/drivers/exec/driver_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestExecDriver_StartWait(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	tc := &TaskConfig{
-		Command: "cat",
+		Command: "echo",
 		Args:    []string{"/proc/self/cgroup"},
 	}
 	require.NoError(task.EncodeConcreteDriverConfig(&tc))