diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --harmony --version\" should work" "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --harmony --version\" should work"
index dfb90a9..0fa2089 100755
--- "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --harmony --version\" should work"
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --harmony --version\" should work"
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
 
-. ../../../nvm.sh
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
 
 nvm run 0.10.7 --harmony --version
 [ "_$(nvm run 0.10.7 --harmony --version 2>/dev/null | tail -1)" = "_v0.10.7" ] || die "\`nvm run --harmony --version\` failed to run with the correct version"
diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --lts\" should work" "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --lts\" should work"
index c512887..1c73b6e 100755
--- "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --lts\" should work"
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --lts\" should work"
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
 
-. ../../../nvm.sh
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
 
 OUTPUT="$(nvm run --silent --lts --version)"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="$(nvm_match_version 'lts/*')"
diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run 0.x\" should error out sensibly when 0.x is not installed" "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run 0.x\" should error out sensibly when 0.x is not installed"
index 5a2aef2..7777bc9 100755
--- "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run 0.x\" should error out sensibly when 0.x is not installed"
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run 0.x\" should error out sensibly when 0.x is not installed"
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
 
-. ../../../nvm.sh
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
 
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT='N/A: version "v0.2" is not yet installed.
 
diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run 0.x\" should work" "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run 0.x\" should work"
index 9bcf97f..0d7e9ef 100755
--- "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run 0.x\" should work"
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run 0.x\" should work"
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
 
-. ../../../nvm.sh
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
 
 [ "$(nvm run 0.10.7 --version | tail -1)" = "v0.10.7" ] || die "\`nvm run\` failed to run with the correct version"
 
diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run\" should pick up .nvmrc version" "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run\" should pick up .nvmrc version"
index d462488..dc2f197 100755
--- "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run\" should pick up .nvmrc version"
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run\" should pick up .nvmrc version"
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
 
-. ../../../nvm.sh
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
 
 echo "0.10.7" > .nvmrc
 
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm run/setup_dir b/test/slow/nvm run/setup_dir
index a767a02..481be49 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm run/setup_dir
+++ b/test/slow/nvm run/setup_dir
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-. ../../../nvm.sh
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
 
 nvm install 0.10.7
 nvm install --lts=argon
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir b/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir
index 4290f07..d3274c8 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir
+++ b/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-. ../../../nvm.sh
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
 
 nvm deactivate
 nvm uninstall v0.10.7