diff --git a/runtests.sh b/runtests.sh
index 39f9db286e..ba6fff0326 100755
--- a/runtests.sh
+++ b/runtests.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/sh
 nim c --path:src -r --verbosity:0 --hints:off --linedir:on --debuginfo \
-  --stacktrace:on --linetrace:on  ./test/testall.nim \
+  --stacktrace:on --linetrace:on "$@" ./test/testall.nim \
   | grep -vE 'ProveInit|instantiation from here'