diff --git a/.github/workflows/GNU.yml b/.github/workflows/GNU.yml
index ff88fb5a3..374160c42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/GNU.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/GNU.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         ./bootstrap --gnulib-srcdir="$GNULIB_SRCDIR"
         ./configure --quiet --disable-gcc-warnings
         #Add timeout to to protect against hangs
-        sed -i -e "s|\"\$@|$(which timeout) 600 \"\$@|" build-aux/test-driver
+        sed -i "s|\"\$@|$(which timeout) 600 \"\$@|" build-aux/test-driver
         # Change the PATH in the Makefile to test the uutils coreutils instead of the GNU coreutils
         sed -i "s/^[[:blank:]]*PATH=.*/  PATH='${BUILDDIR//\//\\/}\$(PATH_SEPARATOR)'\"\$\$PATH\" \\\/" Makefile
         sed -i 's| tr | /usr/bin/tr |' tests/init.sh
@@ -81,21 +81,21 @@ jobs:
                Makefile
 
         # Use the system coreutils where the test fails due to error in a util that is not the one being tested
-        sed -i -e "s|stat|$(which stat)|" tests/chgrp/basic.sh tests/cp/existing-perm-dir.sh tests/touch/60-seconds.sh tests/misc/sort-compress-proc.sh tests/touch/60-seconds.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|ls -|$(which ls) -|" tests/chgrp/posix-H.sh tests/chown/deref.sh tests/cp/same-file.sh tests/misc/mknod.sh tests/mv/part-symlink.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|mkdir |$(which mkdir) |" tests/cp/existing-perm-dir.sh tests/rm/empty-inacc.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|timeout |$(which timeout) |" tests/cp/parent-perm-race.sh tests/ls/infloop.sh tests/misc/sort-exit-early.sh tests/misc/sort-NaN-infloop.sh tests/misc/uniq-perf.sh tests/tail-2/inotify-only-regular.sh tests/tail-2/pipe-f2.sh tests/tail-2/retry.sh tests/tail-2/symlink.sh tests/tail-2/wait.sh tests/tail-2/pid.sh tests/dd/stats.sh
-        sed -i -e "s| timeout | $(which timeout) |" tests/tail-2/inotify-rotate.sh # Don't break the function called 'grep_timeout'
-        sed -i -e "s|chmod |$(which chmod) |" tests/du/inacc-dir.sh tests/mkdir/p-3.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|sort |$(which sort) |" tests/ls/hyperlink.sh tests/misc/test-N.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|split |$(which split) |" tests/misc/factor-parallel.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|truncate |$(which truncate) |" tests/split/fail.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|dd |$(which dd) |" tests/du/8gb.sh tests/tail-2/big-4gb.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|id -|$(which id) -|" tests/misc/runcon-no-reorder.sh
+        sed -i "s|stat|$(which stat)|" tests/chgrp/basic.sh tests/cp/existing-perm-dir.sh tests/touch/60-seconds.sh tests/misc/sort-compress-proc.sh tests/touch/60-seconds.sh
+        sed -i "s|ls -|$(which ls) -|" tests/chgrp/posix-H.sh tests/chown/deref.sh tests/cp/same-file.sh tests/misc/mknod.sh tests/mv/part-symlink.sh
+        sed -i "s|mkdir |$(which mkdir) |" tests/cp/existing-perm-dir.sh tests/rm/empty-inacc.sh
+        sed -i "s|timeout |$(which timeout) |" tests/cp/parent-perm-race.sh tests/ls/infloop.sh tests/misc/sort-exit-early.sh tests/misc/sort-NaN-infloop.sh tests/misc/uniq-perf.sh tests/tail-2/inotify-only-regular.sh tests/tail-2/pipe-f2.sh tests/tail-2/retry.sh tests/tail-2/symlink.sh tests/tail-2/wait.sh tests/tail-2/pid.sh tests/dd/stats.sh
+        sed -i "s| timeout | $(which timeout) |" tests/tail-2/inotify-rotate.sh # Don't break the function called 'grep_timeout'
+        sed -i "s|chmod |$(which chmod) |" tests/du/inacc-dir.sh tests/mkdir/p-3.sh
+        sed -i "s|sort |$(which sort) |" tests/ls/hyperlink.sh tests/misc/test-N.sh
+        sed -i "s|split |$(which split) |" tests/misc/factor-parallel.sh
+        sed -i "s|truncate |$(which truncate) |" tests/split/fail.sh
+        sed -i "s|dd |$(which dd) |" tests/du/8gb.sh tests/tail-2/big-4gb.sh
+        sed -i "s|id -|$(which id) -|" tests/misc/runcon-no-reorder.sh
 
         #Add specific timeout to tests that currently hang to limit time spent waiting
-        sed -i -e "s|seq \\$|$(which timeout) 0.1 seq \$|" tests/misc/seq-precision.sh tests/misc/seq-long-double.sh
-        sed -i -e "s|cat |$(which timeout) 0.1 cat |" tests/misc/cat-self.sh
+        sed -i "s|seq \\$|$(which timeout) 0.1 seq \$|" tests/misc/seq-precision.sh tests/misc/seq-long-double.sh
+        sed -i "s|cat |$(which timeout) 0.1 cat |" tests/misc/cat-self.sh
          
 
         test -f "${BUILDDIR}/getlimits" || cp src/getlimits "${BUILDDIR}"