diff --git a/ipatests/azure/azure-pipelines.yml b/ipatests/azure/azure-pipelines.yml
index 224519891..1222cdb99 100644
--- a/ipatests/azure/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/ipatests/azure/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ jobs:
         XMLRPC_tests:
           TEST_TITLE: 'XMLRPC'
           TASK_TO_RUN: run-tests
-          TESTS_TO_RUN: "test_xmlrpc/test_*.py"
+          TESTS_TO_RUN: "test_xmlrpc"
+
   steps:
     - template: templates/setup-test-environment.yml
       parameters:
diff --git a/ipatests/azure/azure-run-tests.sh b/ipatests/azure/azure-run-tests.sh
index 7b05af1b5..4a661a7a9 100755
--- a/ipatests/azure/azure-run-tests.sh
+++ b/ipatests/azure/azure-run-tests.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ server_domain=example.test
 server_password=Secret123
 
 # Expand list of tests into -k...  -k... -k... .. sequence
-tests_to_run=$(eval "eval echo -k{$(echo $TESTS_TO_RUN | sed -e 's/[ \t]+*/,/g')}")
+# If remaining string still has { or } characters that shell did not expand, remove them
+tests_to_run=$(eval "eval echo -k{$(echo $TESTS_TO_RUN | sed -e 's/[ \t]+*/,/g')}" | tr -d '{}')
 
 systemctl --now enable firewalld
 ipa-server-install -U --domain ${server_domain} --realm ${server_realm} -p ${server_password} -a ${server_password} --setup-dns --setup-kra --auto-forwarders