diff --git a/testsuite/expect/pkill b/testsuite/expect/pkill
index 17fb391fb99b13afc47db769e301ceefd0e6a254..143a73c5114832a3d176f18201aee3db66ed15dc 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/pkill
+++ b/testsuite/expect/pkill
@@ -66,19 +66,19 @@ if [ $user_id -eq -1 ]; then
 fi
 # Find the appropriate processes and signal them
 if [ $signal == "INT" ]; then
-        ps -o "%p %c" -U $user_id | grep " $command$" | awk '{printf "kill -s INT %s\n",$1}' | bash
+        ps -o "%p %c" -U $user_id | grep " $command" | awk '{printf "kill -s INT %s\n",$1}' | bash
 	exit 0
 fi
 if [ $signal == "KILL" ]; then
-        ps -o "%p %c" -U $user_id | grep " $command$" | awk '{printf "kill -s KILL %s\n",$1}' | bash
+        ps -o "%p %c" -U $user_id | grep " $command" | awk '{printf "kill -s KILL %s\n",$1}' | bash
 	exit 0
 fi
 if [ $signal == "USR1" ]; then
-	ps -o "%p %c" -U $user_id | grep " $command$" | awk '{printf "kill -s USR1 %s\n",$1}' | bash
+	ps -o "%p %c" -U $user_id | grep " $command" | awk '{printf "kill -s USR1 %s\n",$1}' | bash
 	exit 0
 fi
 if [ $signal == "USR2" ]; then
-	ps -o "%p %c" -U $user_id | grep " $command$" | awk '{printf "kill -s USR2 %s\n",$1}' | bash
+	ps -o "%p %c" -U $user_id | grep " $command" | awk '{printf "kill -s USR2 %s\n",$1}' | bash
 	exit 0
 fi
 echo "Unsupported signal $signal"