diff --git a/internal/internal_test.go b/internal/internal_test.go
index aafc1929a..5be5b08d2 100644
--- a/internal/internal_test.go
+++ b/internal/internal_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func TestSnakeCase(t *testing.T) {
 var (
 	sleepbin, _ = exec.LookPath("sleep")
 	echobin, _  = exec.LookPath("echo")
+	shell, _    = exec.LookPath("sh")
 )
 
 func TestRunTimeout(t *testing.T) {
@@ -84,13 +85,13 @@ func TestCombinedOutput(t *testing.T) {
 // test that CombinedOutputTimeout and exec.Cmd.CombinedOutput return
 // the same output from a failed command.
 func TestCombinedOutputError(t *testing.T) {
-	if sleepbin == "" {
-		t.Skip("'sleep' binary not available on OS, skipping.")
+	if shell == "" {
+		t.Skip("'sh' binary not available on OS, skipping.")
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(sleepbin, "foo")
+	cmd := exec.Command(shell, "-c", "false")
 	expected, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 
-	cmd2 := exec.Command(sleepbin, "foo")
+	cmd2 := exec.Command(shell, "-c", "false")
 	actual, err := CombinedOutputTimeout(cmd2, time.Second)
 
 	assert.Error(t, err)
@@ -98,10 +99,10 @@ func TestCombinedOutputError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRunError(t *testing.T) {
-	if sleepbin == "" {
-		t.Skip("'sleep' binary not available on OS, skipping.")
+	if shell == "" {
+		t.Skip("'sh' binary not available on OS, skipping.")
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(sleepbin, "foo")
+	cmd := exec.Command(shell, "-c", "false")
 	err := RunTimeout(cmd, time.Second)
 
 	assert.Error(t, err)