diff --git a/ci/iterations-localnet.sh b/ci/iterations-localnet.sh
index 10f17a8aa..99918f970 100755
--- a/ci/iterations-localnet.sh
+++ b/ci/iterations-localnet.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ build() {
   $genPipeline && return
   ci/version-check-with-upgrade.sh stable
   _ scripts/ulimit-n.sh
-  FEATURES=""
-  _ cargo build --all --features="$FEATURES"
+  _ cargo build --all
 }
 
 runTest() {
diff --git a/ci/test-stable.sh b/ci/test-stable.sh
index 7cbeca11c..d129ff083 100755
--- a/ci/test-stable.sh
+++ b/ci/test-stable.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 export RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings"
 
 source scripts/ulimit-n.sh
-_ cargo build --all ${V:+--verbose} --features="$FEATURES"
-_ cargo test --all ${V:+--verbose} --features="$FEATURES" --lib -- --nocapture --test-threads=1
+maybeFeatures=
+if [[ -n $FEATURES ]]; then
+  maybeFeatures="--features=$FEATURES"
+fi
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # Don't want to double quote $maybeFeatures
+_ cargo build --all ${V:+--verbose} $maybeFeatures
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # Don't want to double quote $maybeFeatures
+_ cargo test --all ${V:+--verbose} $maybeFeatures --lib -- --nocapture --test-threads=1
 
 # Run native program tests (without $FEATURES)
 for program in programs/native/*; do