diff --git a/bin/update_sops.sh b/bin/update_sops.sh
index dbcef9a..7816967 100755
--- a/bin/update_sops.sh
+++ b/bin/update_sops.sh
@@ -196,8 +196,9 @@ function main(){
   fi
   if [[ "${opt_find_secrets}" -eq 1 ]]; then
     # BAHHH https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9612090/how-to-loop-through-file-names-returned-by-find
-    secrets_file_list+=("$(find "${sops_config_dir}" -name secrets.yaml)")
-    exit
+    while IFS= read -r -d $'\0'; do
+      secrets_file_list+=("${REPLY}")
+    done < <( find "${sops_config_dir}" -name secrets.yaml -print0 )
   fi
   # /VALIDATE INPUTS
   # /OPTIONS: ARGPARSING and VALIDATION
diff --git a/verify/test.sh b/verify/test.sh
index 90eb04a..4a023ba 100755
--- a/verify/test.sh
+++ b/verify/test.sh
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ fi
 if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   >&2 echo -e "# ---\n# TEST: auto-find secrets files"
   # SETUP
-  _tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_1='mock_hierarchy/one/secrets.yaml'
+  _tmp_mock_secrets_dir='mock_hierarchy'
+  _tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_1="${_tmp_mock_secrets_dir}/one/secrets.yaml"
   mkdir -p "$(dirname "${_tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_1}")"
   touch "${_tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_1}"
-  _tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_2='mock_hierarchy/two/secrets.yaml'
+  _tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_2='mock_hierarchy/Tw o/secrets.yaml'
   mkdir -p "$(dirname "${_tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_2}")"
   touch "${_tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_2}"
   # RUN
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   grep "${secrets_file}" <<< "${_out}"
   set -e
   # TEARDOWN
-  rm -rf "${_tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_1}" 
-  rm -rf "${_tmp_mock_secrets_filepath_2}" 
+  set -x
+  rm -rf "${_tmp_mock_secrets_dir}"
   # enmesh: restore, since this particular one is checked in
   git checkout "${PWD}/.sops.yaml" > /dev/null 2>&1
 else