diff --git a/perfmetrics/scripts/continuous_test/gcp_ubuntu/build.sh b/perfmetrics/scripts/continuous_test/gcp_ubuntu/build.sh
index 07cdf53137..3b9f9218ce 100755
--- a/perfmetrics/scripts/continuous_test/gcp_ubuntu/build.sh
+++ b/perfmetrics/scripts/continuous_test/gcp_ubuntu/build.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ LOG_FILE_RENAME_TESTS_HNS=${KOKORO_ARTIFACTS_DIR}/gcsfuse-logs-rename-hns.txt
 LOG_FILE_RENAME_TESTS_FLAT=${KOKORO_ARTIFACTS_DIR}/gcsfuse-logs-rename-flat.txt
 GCSFUSE_HNS_FLAGS="$COMMON_MOUNT_FLAGS --log-file $LOG_FILE_RENAME_TESTS_HNS --stackdriver-export-interval=30s"
 GCSFUSE_FLAT_FLAGS="$COMMON_MOUNT_FLAGS --log-file $LOG_FILE_RENAME_TESTS_FLAT --implicit-dirs --rename-dir-limit=1000000 --stackdriver-export-interval=30s"
-./run_rename_benchmark.sh $GCSFUSE_HNS_FLAGS $GCSFUSE_FLAT_FLAGS $UPLOAD_FLAGS
+./run_rename_benchmark.sh "$GCSFUSE_HNS_FLAGS" "$GCSFUSE_FLAT_FLAGS" $UPLOAD_FLAGS
 cd ".."
 
 # TODO: Testing for hns bucket with client protocol set to grpc. To be done when
diff --git a/perfmetrics/scripts/upgrade_gcloud.sh b/perfmetrics/scripts/upgrade_gcloud.sh
index 36e12d445a..b1f880740b 100755
--- a/perfmetrics/scripts/upgrade_gcloud.sh
+++ b/perfmetrics/scripts/upgrade_gcloud.sh
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ sudo /usr/local/google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
 export PATH=/usr/local/google-cloud-sdk/bin:$PATH
 echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/google-cloud-sdk/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
 gcloud version && rm gcloud.tar.gz
-sudo gcloud components update
-sudo gcloud components install alpha
+sudo /usr/local/google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud components update
+sudo /usr/local/google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud components install alpha