diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/run_test.sh b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/run_test.sh
index 049d0a5ab..cde94816e 100755
--- a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/run_test.sh
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/run_test.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ fi
 if [ ! -z "${named_test}" ] ; then
     eval ${named_test}
 else
-    ctest -VV ${test_set}
+    eval "arguments=(${test_set})"
+    ctest -N "${arguments[@]}"
+    ctest -VV "${arguments[@]}"
 fi
 cp core.* ${logs_publish_dir}
 ${script_dir}/copy_logs.sh