diff --git a/test/scmver_01.clit b/test/scmver_01.clit
index a8c64f0..4c7e637 100644
--- a/test/scmver_01.clit
+++ b/test/scmver_01.clit
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/clitoris  ## -*- shell-script -*-
 
-$ (cd "${srcdir}"; git describe --dirty --abbrev=7) | \
+$ { cd "${srcdir}"; git describe --dirty --abbrev=7; } | \
   sed -e 's/^v//' -e 's/-g/-/' -e 's/-/-git/' -e 'y/-/./' > "scmver_01.version"
 $ if test -s "scmver_01.version"; then \
 	yuck scmver "${srcdir}/"; \
diff --git a/test/scmver_02.clit b/test/scmver_02.clit
index d70a765..cdac7af 100644
--- a/test/scmver_02.clit
+++ b/test/scmver_02.clit
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/clitoris  ## -*- shell-script -*-
 
-$ (cd "${srcdir}"; git describe --abbrev=7 || true) > "scmver_02.version"
+$ { cd "${srcdir}"; git describe --abbrev=7 || true; } > "scmver_02.version"
 $ if test -s "scmver_02.version"; then \
 	yuck scmver "${srcdir}/scmver_02.tmpl"; \
   fi
diff --git a/test/scmver_03.clit b/test/scmver_03.clit
index 9ed04bc..4837c3c 100644
--- a/test/scmver_03.clit
+++ b/test/scmver_03.clit
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/clitoris  ## -*- shell-script -*-
 
-$ if test -d "${srcdir}/.git"; then \
-	yuck scmver "${srcdir}/" > ".test.ver"; \
-  else \
-	touch ".test.ver"; \
-  fi
+$ { yuck scmver "${srcdir}/" || true; } > ".test.ver"
 $ if test -s ".test.ver"; then \
 	yuck scmver -n --reference ".test.ver"; \
   fi