Index: tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/step1.sh
==================================================================
--- tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/step1.sh
+++ tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/step1.sh
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 #     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 if [ $NUMBER -lt 10 ];then 
    sleep 20
-   sleep `echo 4 * $NUMBER | bc`
+   sleep `echo 4 \* $NUMBER | bc`
 else
    sleep 130
 fi
 
 if [[ $RANDOM -lt 10000 ]];then