diff --git a/systemtests/tests/bconsole-pam/testrunner b/systemtests/tests/bconsole-pam/testrunner
index d05a8c9710d..10c07614ce6 100755
--- a/systemtests/tests/bconsole-pam/testrunner
+++ b/systemtests/tests/bconsole-pam/testrunner
@@ -55,14 +55,12 @@ if [ -n "$libasan" ]; then
 fi
 
 output=/dev/null
-BAREOS_DIR_OPTIONS=""
 if is_debug; then
     export PAM_WRAPPER_DEBUGLEVEL=4
-    BAREOS_DIR_OPTIONS="-d 200"
     output=/dev/stdout
-    LD_PRELOAD="${preload_libs}" "${BAREOS_DIRECTOR_BINARY}" -c "${conf}" -f "${BAREOS_DIR_OPTIONS}" >$output 2>&1 &
+    LD_PRELOAD="${preload_libs}" "${BAREOS_DIRECTOR_BINARY}" -c "${conf}" -f -d 200 >$output 2>&1 &
 else
-    LD_PRELOAD="${preload_libs}" "${BAREOS_DIRECTOR_BINARY}" -c "${conf}" -f                       >$output 2>&1 &
+    LD_PRELOAD="${preload_libs}" "${BAREOS_DIRECTOR_BINARY}" -c "${conf}" -f        >$output 2>&1 &
 fi
 
 sleep 1
diff --git a/systemtests/tests/python-pam/testrunner b/systemtests/tests/python-pam/testrunner
index a8652ef0549..ea7ecb67915 100755
--- a/systemtests/tests/python-pam/testrunner
+++ b/systemtests/tests/python-pam/testrunner
@@ -55,14 +55,12 @@ if [ -n "$libasan" ]; then
 fi
 
 output=/dev/null
-BAREOS_DIR_OPTIONS=""
 if is_debug; then
     export PAM_WRAPPER_DEBUGLEVEL=4
-    BAREOS_DIR_OPTIONS="-d 200"
     output=/dev/stdout
-    LD_PRELOAD="${preload_libs}" "${BAREOS_DIRECTOR_BINARY}" -c "${conf}" -f "${BAREOS_DIR_OPTIONS}" >$output 2>&1 &
+    LD_PRELOAD="${preload_libs}" "${BAREOS_DIRECTOR_BINARY}" -c "${conf}" -f -d 200 >$output 2>&1 &
 else
-    LD_PRELOAD="${preload_libs}" "${BAREOS_DIRECTOR_BINARY}" -c "${conf}" -f                       >$output 2>&1 &
+    LD_PRELOAD="${preload_libs}" "${BAREOS_DIRECTOR_BINARY}" -c "${conf}" -f        >$output 2>&1 &
 fi
 
 # make sure, director is up and running.