diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index 36f01358..c6a65e98 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ main() {
         exec -with-hooks <c-l>
         eval -buffer *debug* write debug
         nop %sh{
-          printf %s\\n "$kak_selections"      > selections
-          printf %s\\n "$kak_selections_desc" > state
+          printf %s\\n "$kak_quoted_selections"      > selections
+          printf %s\\n "$kak_quoted_selections_desc" > state
         }
         write out
         quit!
diff --git a/test/shell/list-syntax/rc b/test/shell/list-syntax/rc
index e60c1ad5..93b5e169 100644
--- a/test/shell/list-syntax/rc
+++ b/test/shell/list-syntax/rc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 declare-option str-list my_list 'foo' 'bar' '''foo''bar'''
 evaluate-commands %sh{
-    eval set -- $kak_opt_my_list
+    eval set -- $kak_quoted_opt_my_list
     for elem; do
         echo exec "'i$(printf %s "$elem" | sed -e s/\'/\'\'/g)<ret><esc>'"
     done