diff --git a/sf-deploy b/sf-deploy
index 4b2d654..697217f 100755
--- a/sf-deploy
+++ b/sf-deploy
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ done
 [[ -n "$ORG" ]] && CMD+=(--target-org "$ORG")
 
 # tests
-if [[ ${#TESTS_ARR[@]:-0} -gt 0 ]]; then
+if [[ ${#TESTS_ARR[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
   CMD+=(--test-level RunSpecifiedTests)
   for T in "${TESTS_ARR[@]}"; do
     [[ -n "$T" ]] && CMD+=(--tests "$T")
diff --git a/sf-dry-run b/sf-dry-run
index 4e295f7..eb9a3fb 100755
--- a/sf-dry-run
+++ b/sf-dry-run
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ done
 [[ -n "$ORG" ]] && CMD+=(--target-org "$ORG")
 
 # tests
-if [[ ${#TESTS_ARR[@]:-0} -gt 0 ]]; then
+if [[ ${#TESTS_ARR[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
   CMD+=(--test-level RunSpecifiedTests)
   for T in "${TESTS_ARR[@]}"; do
     [[ -n "$T" ]] && CMD+=(--tests "$T")