diff --git a/bin/test b/bin/test
index 1bbd0611d7c49137d5d81182e2483c21b237f1b8..9dc057b2ba9f7163069f8bd63b0c62efedc8e5fb 100755
--- a/bin/test
+++ b/bin/test
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DJANGO_INSTALLED=1
 coverage=$(which coverage 2> /dev/null)
 if [ -x "${coverage}" ]
 then
-    test_cmd=${coverage}
+    test_cmd="${coverage} run"
 else
     test_cmd=python
 fi