diff --git a/test/integration/helpers.js b/test/integration/helpers.js
index ab26912..e6977ab 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers.js
+++ b/test/integration/helpers.js
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ try {
     assert.string(CONFIG.url, 'test/config.json#url');
     assert.string(CONFIG.account, 'test/config.json#account');
     assert.string(CONFIG.key_id, 'test/config.json#key_id');
-    assert.optionalBool(CONFIG.insecure, 'test/config.json#insecure');
+    if (CONFIG.insecure === undefined)
+        CONFIG.insecure = false;
+    assert.bool(CONFIG.insecure, 'test/config.json#insecure');
 } catch (e) {
     error('* * *');
     error('node-triton integration tests require a ./test/config.json');
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ try {
     throw e;
 }
 
-var TRITON = 'node ' + path.resolve(__dirname, '../../bin/triton');
+var TRITON = [process.execPath, path.resolve(__dirname, '../../bin/triton')];
 var UA = 'node-triton-test';
 
 var LOG = require('../lib/log');
@@ -59,13 +61,18 @@ var LOG = require('../lib/log');
  * Call the `triton` CLI with the given args.
  */
 function triton(args, cb) {
+    var command = [].concat(TRITON).concat(args);
+    if (typeof (args) === 'string')
+        command = command.join(' ');
+
     testcommon.execPlus({
-        command: TRITON + ' ' + args,
+        command: command,
         execOpts: {
             maxBuffer: Infinity,
             env: {
                 PATH: process.env.PATH,
                 HOME: process.env.HOME,
+                SSH_AUTH_SOCK: process.env.SSH_AUTH_SOCK,
                 SDC_URL: CONFIG.url,
                 SDC_ACCOUNT: CONFIG.account,
                 SDC_KEY_ID: CONFIG.key_id,
diff --git a/test/lib/testcommon.js b/test/lib/testcommon.js
index 03d1cab..e393ebe 100644
--- a/test/lib/testcommon.js
+++ b/test/lib/testcommon.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 var assert = require('assert-plus');
-var exec = require('child_process').exec;
+var execFile = require('child_process').execFile;
 var VError = require('verror').VError;
 
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var VError = require('verror').VError;
  * logging and error handling boilerplate.
  *
  * @param args {Object}
- *      - command {String} Required.
+ *      - command {String|Array} Required.
  *      - log {Bunyan Logger} Required. Use to log details at trace level.
  *      - execOpts {Array} Optional. child_process.exec options.
  *      - errMsg {String} Optional. Error string to use in error message on
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ function execPlus(args, cb) {
     assert.func(cb);
     var command = args.command;
     var execOpts = args.execOpts;
+    if (typeof (command) === 'string')
+        command = ['/bin/sh', '-c', command];
 
-    // args.log.trace({exec: true, command: command, execOpts: execOpts},
-    //      'exec start');
-    exec(command, execOpts, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
+    execFile(command[0], command.slice(1), execOpts,
+        function (err, stdout, stderr) {
         args.log.trace({exec: true, command: command, execOpts: execOpts,
             err: err, stdout: stdout, stderr: stderr}, 'exec done');
         if (err) {