diff --git a/test/unit/pipe-to/cmd b/test/unit/pipe-to/cmd
index 25fc188a..c6070f89 100644
--- a/test/unit/pipe-to/cmd
+++ b/test/unit/pipe-to/cmd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<a-|>sed -n "s/foo/bar/; P" > tmpfile<ret><a-!>echo -n $(<lt>tmpfile)<ret>
+<a-|>sed -n "s/foo/bar/; P" > out<ret>:e! out<ret>
diff --git a/test/unit/pipe-to/out b/test/unit/pipe-to/out
index 650fcae6..189899d2 100644
--- a/test/unit/pipe-to/out
+++ b/test/unit/pipe-to/out
@@ -1 +1 @@
-foobarbarbar
+barbar