diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_print_versions b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_print_versions
index 39c7137624..f1fabee0d1 100755
--- a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_print_versions	
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_print_versions	
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ v21.1.0"
 
 
 # nvm_print_versions should print all versions from nvm_remote_versions
-OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS=1 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
+OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS='--no-colors' nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="v16.0.0
 v16.20.2 * (LTS: Gallium)
 v16.20.3   (Latest LTS: Gallium)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ v21.1.0"
 
 
 # versions lower than 18 should be filtered out, but v16.20.2 should be kept since it's installed
-OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS=1 NVM_MIN=v18 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
+OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS='--no-colors' NVM_MIN=v18 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="v16.20.2 * (LTS: Gallium)
 v16.20.3   (Latest LTS: Gallium)
 v18.0.0
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ v21.1.0"
 
 
 # versions lower than 19 should be filtered out
-OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS=1 NVM_MIN=19 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
+OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS='--no-colors' NVM_MIN=19 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="v16.20.2 * (LTS: Gallium)
 v16.20.3   (Latest LTS: Gallium)
 ->     v18.20.3 * (Latest LTS: Hydrogen)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ v21.1.0"
 
 
 # versions lower than 20.1 should be filtered out, so v20.0.0 is out
-OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS=1 NVM_MIN=v20.1 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
+OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS='--no-colors' NVM_MIN=v20.1 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="v16.20.2 * (LTS: Gallium)
 v16.20.3   (Latest LTS: Gallium)
 ->     v18.20.3 * (Latest LTS: Hydrogen)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ nvm_ls_current() {
   echo "v16.20.2"
 }
 
-OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS=1 NVM_MIN=20.1 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
+OUTPUT="$(NVM_NO_COLORS='--no-colors' NVM_MIN=20.1 nvm_print_versions "$(nvm_remote_versions)" | sed -r 's/^[ \t]+//')"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="->     v16.20.2 * (LTS: Gallium)
 v16.20.3   (Latest LTS: Gallium)
 v20.8.1