diff --git a/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh b/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
index 8ba8faeb5..5cbdc460f 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0062-daemon-api.sh
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ test_expect_success "config setup" '
 '
 
 test_client() {
-	printf "$peerid" >expected
-	ipfs "$@" id -f="<id>" >actual
+	printf "$peerid" >expected &&
+	ipfs "$@" id -f="<id>" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 }
 
 test_client_must_fail() {
-	echo "Error: api not running" >expected_err
-	test_must_fail ipfs "$@" id -f="<id>" >actual 2>actual_err
+	echo "Error: api not running" >expected_err &&
+	test_must_fail ipfs "$@" id -f="<id>" >actual 2>actual_err &&
 	test_cmp expected_err actual_err
 }