3 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/python/subunit/__init__.py b/python/subunit/__init__.py
index 7d800a8..fb6c83e 100644
--- a/python/subunit/__init__.py
+++ b/python/subunit/__init__.py
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ class ExecTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def _run(self, result):
         protocol = TestProtocolServer(result)
-        output = subprocess.Popen([self.script],
-                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
+        output = subprocess.Popen(self.script, shell=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
         protocol.readFrom(StringIO(output))
 
 
diff --git a/python/subunit/tests/sample-script.py b/python/subunit/tests/sample-script.py
index 223d2f5..33e5cb2 100755
--- a/python/subunit/tests/sample-script.py
+++ b/python/subunit/tests/sample-script.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import sys
+if len(sys.argv) == 2:
+    print "test fail"
+    print "error fail"
+    sys.exit(0)
 print "test old mcdonald"
 print "success old mcdonald"
 print "test bing crosby"
diff --git a/python/subunit/tests/test_test_protocol.py b/python/subunit/tests/test_test_protocol.py
index 80f91e1..ead0ac6 100644
--- a/python/subunit/tests/test_test_protocol.py
+++ b/python/subunit/tests/test_test_protocol.py
@@ -823,12 +823,21 @@ class TestExecTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             # the sample script runs three tests, one each
             # that fails, errors and succeeds
 
+        def test_sample_method_args(self):
+            """sample-script.py foo"""
+            # sample that will run just one test.
 
     def test_construct(self):
         test = self.SampleExecTestCase("test_sample_method")
         self.assertEqual(test.script,
                          subunit.join_dir(__file__, 'sample-script.py'))
 
+    def test_args(self):
+        result = unittest.TestResult()
+        test = self.SampleExecTestCase("test_sample_method_args")
+        test.run(result)
+        self.assertEqual(1, result.testsRun)
+
     def test_run(self):
         runner = MockTestProtocolServerClient()
         test = self.SampleExecTestCase("test_sample_method")