diff --git a/bin/tests/system/start.sh b/bin/tests/system/start.sh
index 980112d678..3d896a1f2b 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/start.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/start.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: start.sh,v 1.37 2001/05/09 21:55:43 gson Exp $
+# $Id: start.sh,v 1.38 2001/05/10 16:28:56 gson Exp $
 
 . ./conf.sh
-./start.pl $*
+$PERL start.pl "$@"
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/stop.sh b/bin/tests/system/stop.sh
index 5e86ab6c26..716f9b7fe4 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/stop.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/stop.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: stop.sh,v 1.20 2001/05/09 21:55:44 gson Exp $
+# $Id: stop.sh,v 1.21 2001/05/10 16:28:57 gson Exp $
 
 . ./conf.sh
-./stop.pl $*
+$PERL ./stop.pl "$@"
+