diff --git a/swift3/test/functional/run_test.sh b/swift3/test/functional/run_test.sh
index d1df9118..65971ddf 100755
--- a/swift3/test/functional/run_test.sh
+++ b/swift3/test/functional/run_test.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ _start proxy coverage run --branch --include=../../*  --omit=./* \
 
 # run tests
 if [ -z "$CEPH_TESTS" ]; then
-    nosetests -v ./
+    nosetests -v "$@"
     rvalue=$?
 
     # show report