diff --git a/test/test-shell.sh b/test/test-shell.sh
index 3dea1564..26eafee5 100755
--- a/test/test-shell.sh
+++ b/test/test-shell.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # NOTE: this will rm -rf /tmp/mgmt/
 
 set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 LINE=$(printf '=%.0s' `seq -s ' ' $(tput cols)`)	# a terminal width string