diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-dynamicuser-state-dir.service b/test/test-execute/exec-dynamicuser-state-dir.service
index 7e2d88450b..cc09c938cf 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-dynamicuser-state-dir.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-dynamicuser-state-dir.service
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 Description=Test DynamicUser= with StateDirectory=
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/test -w /var/lib/waldo
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/test -w /var/lib/quux/pief
-ExecStart=/bin/touch /var/lib/waldo/yay
-ExecStart=/bin/touch /var/lib/quux/pief/yayyay
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/test -f /var/lib/waldo/yay
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/test -f /var/lib/quux/pief/yayyay
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/test -f /var/lib/private/waldo/yay
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/test -f /var/lib/private/quux/pief/yayyay
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'test -w /var/lib/waldo'
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'test -w /var/lib/quux/pief'
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'touch /var/lib/waldo/yay'
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'touch /var/lib/quux/pief/yayyay'
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'test -f /var/lib/waldo/yay'
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'test -f /var/lib/quux/pief/yayyay'
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'test -f /var/lib/private/waldo/yay'
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'test -f /var/lib/private/quux/pief/yayyay'
 
 # Make sure that /var/lib/private/waldo is really the only writable directory besides the obvious candidates
 ExecStart=/bin/sh -x -c 'test $$(find / -type d -writable 2> /dev/null | egrep -v -e \'^(/var/tmp$$|/tmp$$|/proc/|/dev/mqueue$$|/dev/shm$$)\' | sort -u | tr -d '\\\\n') = /var/lib/private/quux/pief/var/lib/private/waldo'
diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-read-only-path-succeed.service b/test/test-execute/exec-read-only-path-succeed.service
index b54d48f281..754dc92790 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-read-only-path-succeed.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-read-only-path-succeed.service
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 # This should work, as we explicitly disable the effect of ReadOnlyPaths=
-ExecStart=+/bin/touch /tmp/thisisasimpletest
+ExecStart=+/bin/sh -c 'touch /tmp/thisisasimpletest'
 # This should also work, as we do not disable the effect of ReadOnlyPaths= but invert the exit code
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -x -c '! /bin/touch /tmp/thisisasimpletest'
-ExecStart=+/bin/rm /tmp/thisisasimpletest
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -x -c '! touch /tmp/thisisasimpletest'
+ExecStart=+/bin/sh -c 'rm /tmp/thisisasimpletest'
 ReadOnlyPaths=/tmp
diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-failing.service b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-failing.service
index 5c6422f0fd..bcebc99507 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-failing.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-failing.service
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Test for SystemCallFilter
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/echo "This should not be seen"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'echo "This should not be seen"'
 Type=oneshot
 SystemCallFilter=ioperm
 SystemCallFilter=~ioperm
diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-failing2.service b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-failing2.service
index 3516078e1f..2fdc0ed772 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-failing2.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-failing2.service
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 Description=Test for SystemCallFilter
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/echo "This should not be seen"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'echo "This should not be seen"'
 Type=oneshot
 SystemCallFilter=~write open execve exit_group close mmap munmap fstat DONOTEXIST
diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-not-failing.service b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-not-failing.service
index c794b67edd..f3a752b3ef 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-not-failing.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-not-failing.service
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Test for SystemCallFilter
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/echo "Foo bar"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'echo "Foo bar"'
 Type=oneshot
 SystemCallFilter=~read write open execve ioperm
 SystemCallFilter=ioctl
diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-not-failing2.service b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-not-failing2.service
index a62c81bd48..1df076ab90 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-not-failing2.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-not-failing2.service
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 Description=Test for SystemCallFilter
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/echo "Foo bar"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'echo "Foo bar"'
 Type=oneshot
 SystemCallFilter=
diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-system-user-nfsnobody.service b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-system-user-nfsnobody.service
index 9393e0a998..b1195d0d25 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-system-user-nfsnobody.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-system-user-nfsnobody.service
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Test for SystemCallFilter in system mode with User set
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/echo "Foo bar"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'echo "Foo bar"'
 Type=oneshot
 User=nfsnobody
 SystemCallFilter=~read write open execve ioperm
diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-system-user.service b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-system-user.service
index 462f94133d..da129a30e4 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-system-user.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-systemcallfilter-system-user.service
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Test for SystemCallFilter in system mode with User set
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/echo "Foo bar"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'echo "Foo bar"'
 Type=oneshot
 User=nobody
 SystemCallFilter=~read write open execve ioperm