diff --git a/testing/maskfile.md b/testing/maskfile.md
index ee806cf9..f73cf991 100755
--- a/testing/maskfile.md
+++ b/testing/maskfile.md
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ __ssh_cmd="ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
 __source_vm_ip_address=($(${__kcli_cmd} "list vm" | grep 'micro_stack' | grep 'source' | awk -F\| '{ print $4 }' | xargs))
 __sink_vm_ip_address=($(${__kcli_cmd} "list vm" | grep 'micro_stack' | grep 'sink' | awk -F\| '{ print $4 }' | xargs))
 
-__sink_vm_test_iface_ip_address=($("${__ssh_cmd}" "godon_robot@${__sink_vm_ip_address}" "ip --json a show dev ens8  | jq '.[0].addr_info[0].local'"))
+__sink_vm_test_iface_ip_address=($(${__ssh_cmd} "godon_robot@${__sink_vm_ip_address}" "ip --json a show dev ens8  | jq '.[0].addr_info[0].local'"))
 
-"${__ssh_cmd}" "godon_robot@${__sink_vm_ip_address}" "systemctl stop test-server; systemctl start test-server"
+${__ssh_cmd} "godon_robot@${__sink_vm_ip_address}" "systemctl stop test-server; systemctl start test-server"
 
-"${__ssh_cmd}" "godon_robot@${__source_vm_ip_address}" "echo "SINK_IP=${__sink_vm_test_iface_ip_address}" > /opt/sink_ip"
-"${__ssh_cmd}" "godon_robot@${__source_vm_ip_address}" "systemctl stop test-client; systemctl start test-client"
+${__ssh_cmd} "godon_robot@${__source_vm_ip_address}" "echo "SINK_IP=${__sink_vm_test_iface_ip_address}" > /opt/sink_ip"
+${__ssh_cmd} "godon_robot@${__source_vm_ip_address}" "systemctl stop test-client; systemctl start test-client"
 
 
 ~~~