diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01526_client_start_and_exit.sh b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01526_client_start_and_exit.sh
index abcf51d8c50..0b3a2ee6b4f 100755
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01526_client_start_and_exit.sh
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01526_client_start_and_exit.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ${CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT} -q "SELECT 'CREATE TABLE test_' || hex(randomPrintableASCII
 function stress()
 {
     while true; do
-        ./"$CURDIR"/01526_client_start_and_exit.expect | grep -v -P 'ClickHouse client|Connecting|Connected|:\) Bye\.|^\s*$|spawn bash|^0\s*$'
+        "$CURDIR"/01526_client_start_and_exit.expect | grep -v -P 'ClickHouse client|Connecting|Connected|:\) Bye\.|^\s*$|spawn bash|^0\s*$'
     done
 }