diff --git a/pkg/network/tracer/testutil/grpc/server_builder.go b/pkg/network/tracer/testutil/grpc/server_builder.go
index a24d6c3d6fd11..142596a104358 100644
--- a/pkg/network/tracer/testutil/grpc/server_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/network/tracer/testutil/grpc/server_builder.go
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ import (
 // Returns the command executed and a callback to start sending requests.
 func NewGRPCTLSServer(t *testing.T) (*exec.Cmd, context.CancelFunc) {
 	serverBin := buildGRPCServerBin(t)
-	serverCmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s", serverBin)
 
 	cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	c, _, err := nettestutil.StartCommandCtx(cancelCtx, serverCmd)
+	c, _, err := nettestutil.StartCommandCtx(cancelCtx, serverBin)
 
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return c, cancel