diff --git a/integration/kubernetes/cleanup_env.sh b/integration/kubernetes/cleanup_env.sh
index cf7b0f093..669c9057a 100755
--- a/integration/kubernetes/cleanup_env.sh
+++ b/integration/kubernetes/cleanup_env.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ main () {
 
 	# if CI run in bare-metal, we need a set of extra clean
 	if [ "${BAREMETAL}" == true ] && [ -f "${SCRIPT_PATH}/cleanup_bare_metal_env.sh" ]; then
-		bash -f "${SCRIPT_PATH}/cleanup_bare_metal_env.sh ${keep_cni_bin}"
+		bash -f "${SCRIPT_PATH}/cleanup_bare_metal_env.sh" "${keep_cni_bin}"
 	fi
 
 	info "Check no kata processes are left behind after reseting kubernetes"