diff --git a/.ci/build_for_testing.sh b/.ci/build_for_testing.sh
index d81223877b..fb4ef0e153 100755
--- a/.ci/build_for_testing.sh
+++ b/.ci/build_for_testing.sh
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ rosdep install --from-path .
 
 echo "$0: building the workspace"
 
-catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args "-DCOVERAGE=true -DMRS_ENABLE_TESTING=1"
-catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args "-DCOVERAGE=true -DMRS_ENABLE_TESTING=1" --catkin-make-args tests
+catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args -DCOVERAGE=true -DMRS_ENABLE_TESTING=true
+catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args -DCOVERAGE=true -DMRS_ENABLE_TESTING=true --catkin-make-args tests
 
 echo "$0: tar the workspace"
 
diff --git a/.ci/test.sh b/.ci/test.sh
index 7c020256ec..7e3dc51b29 100755
--- a/.ci/test.sh
+++ b/.ci/test.sh
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ rosdep install --from-path .
 
 echo "$0: building the workspace"
 
-catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args "-DCOVERAGE=true -DMRS_ENABLE_TESTING=1"
-catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args "-DCOVERAGE=true -DMRS_ENABLE_TESTING=1" --catkin-make-args tests
+catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args -DCOVERAGE=true -DMRS_ENABLE_TESTING=true
+catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args -DCOVERAGE=true -DMRS_ENABLE_TESTING=true --catkin-make-args tests
 
 echo "$0: testing"