workaround C# commandlineparser bug
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_xds_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_xds_tests.py
index 6908067..d03a7b4 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_xds_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_xds_tests.py
@@ -1715,7 +1715,12 @@
metadata_to_send = '--metadata="EmptyCall:{key}:{value}"'.format(
key=_TEST_METADATA_KEY, value=_TEST_METADATA_VALUE)
else:
- metadata_to_send = '--metadata=""'
+ # Setting the arg explicitly to empty with '--metadata=""'
+ # makes C# client fail
+ # (see https://github.com/commandlineparser/commandline/issues/412),
+ # so instead we just rely on clients using the default when
+ # metadata arg is not specified.
+ metadata_to_send = ''
if test_case in _TESTS_TO_FAIL_ON_RPC_FAILURE:
fail_on_failed_rpc = '--fail_on_failed_rpc=true'