diff --git a/tests/kdc/check-digest.in b/tests/kdc/check-digest.in
index b6a1c359c..b1bd7e0aa 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/check-digest.in
+++ b/tests/kdc/check-digest.in
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ NTLM_ACCEPTOR_CCACHE="$cache"
 export NTLM_ACCEPTOR_CCACHE
 
 echo "Trying server-init"
-echo ${kdigest} ntlm-server-init \
+${kdigest} ntlm-server-init \
     --kerberos-realm=${R} \
     > sdigest-init || exitcode=1