diff --git a/test-cli/scripts/vars.sh b/test-cli/scripts/vars.sh
index 5fbf31b62..60a882e2e 100644
--- a/test-cli/scripts/vars.sh
+++ b/test-cli/scripts/vars.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Sourced by other scripts
 
-if grep ^FEATURES.*ALPHA ../Makefile; then
+if grep -q ^FEATURES.*ALPHA ../Makefile; then
     STYLE=alpha
     DATADIR=$HOME/.alpha
     REGTESTDIR=alpharegtest