diff --git a/test/redis_test.sh b/test/redis_test.sh
index b495fbb..10efe44 100644
--- a/test/redis_test.sh
+++ b/test/redis_test.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test_redis_running() {
 }
 
 test_redis_listens_on_local_network() {
-  assertTrue 'redis listening on local network' 'nc -z -w 1 $database 6379'
+  assertTrue 'redis listening on local network' 'netcat -z -w 1 $database 6379'
 }
 
 load_shunit2
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libgit2 0.21.2