diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
index ae96d0350d7edc43c477fd7127e88e887177393b..68c91023cdb9b670f669bab5ead7f9924e788b1e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
                 255
             ]
         ],
-        "cmdUnderTest": "for i in `seq 1 32`; do cmd=\"action pass index $i \"; args=\"$args$cmd\"; done && $TC actions add $args",
+        "cmdUnderTest": "bash -c \"for i in \\`seq 1 32\\`; do cmd=\\\"action pass index \\$i \\\"; args=\"\\$args\\$cmd\"; done && $TC actions add \\$args\"",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions list action gact",
         "matchPattern": "^[ \t]+index [0-9]+ ref",
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
                 255
             ]
         ],
-        "cmdUnderTest": "for i in `seq 1 32`; do cmd=\"action continue index $i cookie aabbccddeeff112233445566778800a1 \"; args=\"$args$cmd\"; done && $TC actions add $args",
+        "cmdUnderTest": "bash -c \"for i in \\`seq 1 32\\`; do cmd=\\\"action continue index \\$i cookie aabbccddeeff112233445566778800a1 \\\"; args=\"\\$args\\$cmd\"; done && $TC actions add \\$args\"",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions list action gact",
         "matchPattern": "^[ \t]+index [0-9]+ ref",
@@ -528,13 +528,13 @@
                 1,
                 255
             ],
-            "for i in `seq 1 32`; do cmd=\"action continue index $i \"; args=\"$args$cmd\"; done && $TC actions add $args"
+            "bash -c \"for i in \\`seq 1 32\\`; do cmd=\\\"action continue index \\$i \\\"; args=\\\"\\$args\\$cmd\\\"; done && $TC actions add \\$args\""
         ],
-        "cmdUnderTest": "for i in `seq 1 32`; do cmd=\"action gact index $i \"; args=\"$args$cmd\"; done && $TC actions del $args",
+        "cmdUnderTest": "bash -c \"for i in \\`seq 1 32\\`; do cmd=\\\"action gact index \\$i \\\"; args=\"\\$args\\$cmd\"; done && $TC actions del \\$args\"",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions list action gact",
         "matchPattern": "^[ \t]+index [0-9]+ ref",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": []
     }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]