diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 5bb2842b270e..3bf996fa26a5 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function run_tests {
   # Just run the test suites in current environment
   set +e
   testrargs=`echo "$testrargs" | sed -e's/^\s*\(.*\)\s*$/\1/'`
-  TESTRTESTS="$TESTRTESTS --testr-args='$testrargs'"
+  TESTRTESTS="$TESTRTESTS --testr-args='$testropts $testrargs'"
   echo "Running \`${wrapper} $TESTRTESTS\`"
   bash -c "${wrapper} $TESTRTESTS"
   RESULT=$?
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function run_pep8 {
 }
 
 
-TESTRTESTS="python setup.py testr $testropts"
+TESTRTESTS="python setup.py testr"
 
 if [ $never_venv -eq 0 ]
 then