diff --git a/tests/bash/curling.bash b/tests/bash/curling.bash
index 0b2c7b6..4c9813d 100755
--- a/tests/bash/curling.bash
+++ b/tests/bash/curling.bash
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 #
 #######################################
 
-if [ -z ${SIMPLE_AUTH_URL} ]
+URL=${SIMPLE_AUTH_URL}
+if [ -z ${URL} ]
 then
 	echo "[WARN]: SIMPLE_AUTH_URL is empty, set to http://localhost:9001"
 	URL="http://localhost:9001"