diff --git a/t/scripts/maybe-installtest b/t/scripts/maybe-installtest
index 48a8f1c68..e5552cd09 100755
--- a/t/scripts/maybe-installtest
+++ b/t/scripts/maybe-installtest
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ if test -n "$FLUX_SCHED_TEST_INSTALLED" -o -n "$FLUX_TEST_INSTALLED_PATH"; then
   export FLUX_MODULE_PATH_PREPEND="${FLUX_SCHED_MOD_DIR}"
   export PYTHONPATH="${FLUX_SCHED_PYTHON_SITELIB}${PYTHONPATH:+:${PYTHONPATH}}"
 fi
-exec $@
+exec flux env $@