diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_workers.bash b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_workers.bash
index 99020db7f5..a429e589f1 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_workers.bash
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_workers.bash
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function list_workers() {
 
 function worker_id() {
   local id=$1
-  strip $(list_workers | jq -c ".items[] | select(.name | contains(\"$id\")) | .[\"id\"]")
+  strip $(list_workers | jq -c ".items[] | select(.name != null) | select(.name | contains(\"$id\")) | .[\"id\"]")
 }
 
 function has_default_worker_actions() {