diff --git a/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py b/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
index be6909480e..bd57345085 100644
--- a/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
+++ b/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ class TestPaverBokChoyCmd(unittest.TestCase):
         shard = os.environ.get('SHARD')
         expected_statement = (
             "DEFAULT_STORE={default_store} "
-            "SCREENSHOT_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard}' "
-            "BOK_CHOY_HAR_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard}/hars' "
-            "SELENIUM_DRIVER_LOG_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard}' "
+            "SCREENSHOT_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}' "
+            "BOK_CHOY_HAR_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}/hars' "
+            "SELENIUM_DRIVER_LOG_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}' "
             "nosetests {repo_dir}/common/test/acceptance/tests{exp_text} "
             "--with-xunit "
-            "--xunit-file={repo_dir}/reports/bok_choy{shard}/xunit.xml "
+            "--xunit-file={repo_dir}/reports/bok_choy{shard_str}/xunit.xml "
             "--verbosity=2 "
         ).format(
             default_store=expected_default_store,
             repo_dir=REPO_DIR,
             exp_text=expected_text_append,
-            shard='/shard_' + shard if shard else '',
+            shard_str='/shard_' + shard if shard else '',
         )
         return expected_statement.strip()