diff --git a/hack/test.sh b/hack/test.sh
index 10c78774..295ce866 100755
--- a/hack/test.sh
+++ b/hack/test.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ else
   timeout_flag="-timeout=2m"
 fi
 
-go test ${timeout_flag:+"$timeout_flag"} "$@" "${test_flags[@]}"
+go test ${timeout_flag:+"$timeout_flag"} "$@" ${test_flags[@]+"${test_flags[@]}"}