diff --git a/testdata/dir/dynamic_var/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/dir/dynamic_var/Taskfile.yml
index 8182402431..b92f0f8749 100644
--- a/testdata/dir/dynamic_var/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/dir/dynamic_var/Taskfile.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ tasks:
     dir: subdirectory
     vars:
       TASK_DIR:
-        sh: basename $(pwd)
+        sh: basename "$(pwd)"
     silent: true
 
   from-interpolated-dir:
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ tasks:
     dir: '{{.DIRECTORY}}'
     vars:
       INTERPOLATED_DIR:
-        sh: basename $(pwd)
+        sh: basename "$(pwd)"
diff --git a/testdata/dir/dynamic_var/subdirectory/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/dir/dynamic_var/subdirectory/Taskfile.yml
index 9ca0261177..b5865abd9f 100644
--- a/testdata/dir/dynamic_var/subdirectory/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/dir/dynamic_var/subdirectory/Taskfile.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3'
 
 vars:
   TASKFILE_DIR:
-    sh: basename $(pwd)
+    sh: basename "$(pwd)"
 
 tasks:
   from-included-taskfile:
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ tasks:
     silent: true
     vars:
       TASKFILE_TASK_DIR:
-        sh: basename $(pwd)
+        sh: basename "$(pwd)"
diff --git a/testdata/includes_interpolation/included/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/includes_interpolation/included/Taskfile.yml
index b6c24075b6..1fba33b6fd 100644
--- a/testdata/includes_interpolation/included/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/includes_interpolation/included/Taskfile.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ version: "3"
 tasks:
   default:
     cmds:
-      - basename $(pwd)
+      - basename "$(pwd)"