diff --git a/test/plugins/linux/linux.py b/test/plugins/linux/linux.py
index 8ec485735..e39c1d15d 100644
--- a/test/plugins/linux/linux.py
+++ b/test/plugins/linux/linux.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from test import test_volatility, LinuxSamples
 class TestLinuxVolshell:
     def test_linux_volshell(self, image, volatility, python):
         out = test_volatility.basic_volshell_test(
-            image, volatility, python, globalargs=("-l",)
+            image, volatility, python, volshellargs=("-l",)
         )
         assert out.count(b"<task_struct") > 100
 
diff --git a/test/plugins/windows/windows.py b/test/plugins/windows/windows.py
index ce05af0cd..d19478484 100644
--- a/test/plugins/windows/windows.py
+++ b/test/plugins/windows/windows.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from test import test_volatility, WindowsSamples
 class TestWindowsVolshell:
     def test_windows_volshell(self, image, volatility, python):
         out = test_volatility.basic_volshell_test(
-            image, volatility, python, globalargs=("-w",)
+            image, volatility, python, volshellargs=("-w",)
         )
         assert out.count(b"<EPROCESS") > 40
 
diff --git a/test/test_volatility.py b/test/test_volatility.py
index 960ac00d1..9b7aff4be 100644
--- a/test/test_volatility.py
+++ b/test/test_volatility.py
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ def runvol_plugin(
     return runvol(args, volatility, python)
 
 
-def runvolshell(img, volshell, python, volshellargs=None, globalargs=None):
-    volshellargs = volshellargs or []
-    globalargs = globalargs or []
+def runvolshell(
+    img, volshell, python, volshellargs: Tuple = (), globalargs: Tuple = ()
+):
     args = (
         globalargs
         + (
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ def count_entries_flat(plugin_json_out: List[dict]):
 #
 
 
-def basic_volshell_test(image, volatility, python, globalargs):
+def basic_volshell_test(
+    image, volatility, python, volshellargs: Tuple = (), globalargs: Tuple = ()
+):
     # Basic VolShell test to verify requirements and ensure VolShell runs without crashing
 
     volshell_commands = [
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ def basic_volshell_test(image, volatility, python, globalargs):
             img=image,
             volshell=volatility,
             python=python,
-            volshellargs=("--script", filename),
+            volshellargs=("--script", filename) + volshellargs,
             globalargs=globalargs,
         )
     finally: