diff --git a/ipatests/test_integration/test_ipa_cert_fix.py b/ipatests/test_integration/test_ipa_cert_fix.py
index bb03d4309..77076e78e 100644
--- a/ipatests/test_integration/test_ipa_cert_fix.py
+++ b/ipatests/test_integration/test_ipa_cert_fix.py
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@ def expire_cert_critical():
     # errors from certmonger trying to check the status of certs
     # that don't matter because we are uninstalling.
     host.run_command(['systemctl', 'stop', 'certmonger'])
-    host.run_command(
-        ['rm', '-f', paths.CERTMONGER_REQUESTS_DIR + '/*']
-    )
+    # Important: run_command with a str argument is able to
+    # perform shell expansion but run_command with a list of
+    # arguments is not
+    host.run_command('rm -fv ' + paths.CERTMONGER_REQUESTS_DIR + '*')
     tasks.uninstall_master(host)
     tasks.move_date(host, 'start', '-3Years-1day')