diff --git a/provision/provision.sh b/provision/provision.sh
index cb8ef5b..7ffce07 100644
--- a/provision/provision.sh
+++ b/provision/provision.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ popd
 # see https://books.sonatype.com/nexus-book/3.0/reference/install.html#reverse-proxy
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nginx
 rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
-cat<<EOF>/etc/nginx/sites-available/$config_fqdn.conf
+cat >/etc/nginx/sites-available/$config_fqdn.conf <<EOF
 ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:4m;
 ssl_session_timeout 6h;
 #ssl_stapling on;
diff --git a/provision/test.sh b/provision/test.sh
index 3e05385..2e2b49d 100644
--- a/provision/test.sh
+++ b/provision/test.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ nuget_source_push_api_key=$(nexus-groovy get-jenkins-nuget-api-key | jq -r '.res
 nuget install MsgPack -Source $nuget_source_url
 
 # test publishing a package.
-cat <<'EOF' >example-hello-world.nuspec
+cat >example-hello-world.nuspec <<'EOF'
 <package>
   <metadata>
     <id>example-hello-world</id>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ cat <<'EOF' >example-hello-world.nuspec
   </files> 
 </package>
 EOF
-cat <<'EOF' >MESSAGE.md
+cat >MESSAGE.md <<'EOF'
 # Hello World
 
 Hey Ho Let's Go!
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ sudo apt-get install -y xmlstarlet
 # see https://books.sonatype.com/nexus-book/3.0/reference/maven.html
 # see https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-mirror-settings.html
 mkdir -p ~/.m2
-cat <<'EOF' >~/.m2/settings.xml
+cat >~/.m2/settings.xml <<'EOF'
 <settings>
   <servers>
     <server>