diff --git a/tests/p_freeradius/radiusd_test.sh b/tests/p_freeradius/radiusd_test.sh
index 057933c..703abac 100755
--- a/tests/p_freeradius/radiusd_test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_freeradius/radiusd_test.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ service radiusd restart
 #Run test
 
 t_Log "Running Test"
-echo "User-Name=steve,Password=centos " | radclient -x localhost:1812 auth testing123 |grep -qc 'Access-Accept'
+echo "User-Name=steve,Password=centos " | radclient -x localhost:1812 auth testing123 |grep -q 'Access-Accept'
 ret_val=$?
 
 # Restore settings
diff --git a/tests/p_gcc/test_gcc.sh b/tests/p_gcc/test_gcc.sh
index e1932e9..f22b69d 100755
--- a/tests/p_gcc/test_gcc.sh
+++ b/tests/p_gcc/test_gcc.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ EOF
 gcc $FILE -o $EXE
 
 # run EXE
-$EXE |grep -cq 'hello, centos'
+$EXE |grep -q 'hello, centos'
 t_CheckExitStatus $?
 
 # remove files
diff --git a/tests/p_openssl/10-openssl-cert-test.sh b/tests/p_openssl/10-openssl-cert-test.sh
index 0c5a558..a8cdb97 100755
--- a/tests/p_openssl/10-openssl-cert-test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_openssl/10-openssl-cert-test.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fi
 ln -s $sslpath/certs/server.crt $sslpath/certs/${HASH}.0
 
 #do verification
-openssl verify /var/tmp/openssl-test/server.crt |grep -c -q OK
+openssl verify /var/tmp/openssl-test/server.crt |grep -cq OK
 if [ $? == 1 ]
   then t_Log "Self signed Cert verification failed."       
   ret_val=1
diff --git a/tests/p_python/10-test_python.sh b/tests/p_python/10-test_python.sh
index 3694ba6..52f27ef 100755
--- a/tests/p_python/10-test_python.sh
+++ b/tests/p_python/10-test_python.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ print "hello centos"
 EOF
 
 # Executing python
-python $FILE | grep -cq "hello centos"
+python $FILE | grep -q "hello centos"
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?