diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 43b6c52a01..0d3bc32537 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ all_directories+=$'\n'
 all_directories+=$(discover_directories "$TESTS_DIR")
 
 # Sort, filter, and generate JSON objects
-echo "["
-echo "$all_directories" | base64 | sort | while read -r dir; do
+echo "[" | base64
+echo "$all_directories" | sort | while read -r dir; do
     if ! is_excluded "$dir"; then
-        generate_json "$dir"
+        generate_json "$dir" | base64
     fi
 done | sed '$ s/,$//'  # Remove the last comma
-echo "]"
+echo "]" | base64