diff --git a/go/reg-test/cases/case-go-dsl-json-collection-output.sh b/go/reg-test/cases/case-go-dsl-json-collection-output.sh
index 97f47fcd9..96cf20fc6 100644
--- a/go/reg-test/cases/case-go-dsl-json-collection-output.sh
+++ b/go/reg-test/cases/case-go-dsl-json-collection-output.sh
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ echo '{"x":{},"y":1}'                                    | run_mlr --json cat
 echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":2,"c":3},"y":4}'                   | run_mlr --json cat
 echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":{"c":3,"d":4,"e":5},"f":6},"y":7}' | run_mlr --json cat
 
-echo '{"x":1}'                                           | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
-echo '{"x":[1,2,3]}'                                     | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
-echo '{"x":[1,[2,3,4],5]}'                               | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
-echo '{"x":[1,[2,[3,4,5],6],7]}'                         | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":1}'                                           | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":[1,2,3]}'                                     | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":[1,[2,3,4],5]}'                               | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":[1,[2,[3,4,5],6],7]}'                         | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
 
-echo '{"x":{}}'                                          | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
-echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":2,"c":3}}'                         | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
-echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":{"c":3,"d":4,"e":5},"f":6}}'       | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":{}}'                                          | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":2,"c":3}}'                         | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":{"c":3,"d":4,"e":5},"f":6}}'       | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
 
-echo '{"x":{},"y":1}'                                    | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
-echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":2,"c":3},"y":4}'                   | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
-echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":{"c":3,"d":4,"e":5},"f":6},"y":7}' | run_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":{},"y":1}'                                    | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":2,"c":3},"y":4}'                   | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
+echo '{"x":{"a":1,"b":{"c":3,"d":4,"e":5},"f":6},"y":7}' | $path_to_mlr --json cat | run_mlr --json cat
diff --git a/go/reg-test/expected/case-go-dsl-json-collection-output.sh.out b/go/reg-test/expected/case-go-dsl-json-collection-output.sh.out
index e2a4345ed..d76b315c6 100644
--- a/go/reg-test/expected/case-go-dsl-json-collection-output.sh.out
+++ b/go/reg-test/expected/case-go-dsl-json-collection-output.sh.out
@@ -88,21 +88,16 @@ mlr --json cat
   "y": 7
 }
 
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": 1
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": [1, 2, 3]
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": [
@@ -112,8 +107,6 @@ mlr --json cat
   ]
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": [
@@ -127,15 +120,11 @@ mlr --json cat
   ]
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": {}
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": {
@@ -145,8 +134,6 @@ mlr --json cat
   }
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": {
@@ -160,16 +147,12 @@ mlr --json cat
   }
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": {},
   "y": 1
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": {
@@ -180,8 +163,6 @@ mlr --json cat
   "y": 4
 }
 
-
-mlr --json cat
 mlr --json cat
 {
   "x": {
@@ -196,4 +177,3 @@ mlr --json cat
   "y": 7
 }
 
-