diff --git a/pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_sql_mem_monitor.tcl b/pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_sql_mem_monitor.tcl
index 595b776cd803..09a4f116dacd 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_sql_mem_monitor.tcl
+++ b/pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_sql_mem_monitor.tcl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ start_server $argv
 system "echo 'select * from system.information_schema.columns;' | $argv sql >/dev/null"
 
 # What memory is currently consumed by the server?
-set vmem [ exec ps --no-headers o vsz -p [ exec cat server_pid ] ]
+set vmem [ exec ps -o vsz= -p [ exec cat server_pid ] ]
 
 # Now play. First, shut down the running server.
 stop_server $argv