diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/tests-start.sh b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/tests-start.sh
index 1065fdc57a..a500dfb2e5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/tests-start.sh
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/tests-start.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ set -e
 
 python /app/app/tests_pre_start.py
 
-pytest /app/app/tests/
+pytest $* /app/app/tests/