diff --git a/dev/travis/before_script.sh b/dev/travis/before_script.sh
index 7cf55ca8083f1..a6aa8ab375fcf 100755
--- a/dev/travis/before_script.sh
+++ b/dev/travis/before_script.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ case $TEST_SUITE in
             --base-path="$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR" \
             --repo='https://github.com/magento/magento2.git' \
             --branch="$TRAVIS_BRANCH"
-        cat "$changed_files_ce" | sed 's/^/  + including /'
+        sed 's/^/  + including /' "$changed_files_ce"
 
         cd ../../..
         ;;