diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/test_debug_commands.py b/quantum/tests/unit/test_debug_commands.py
index 8f47d9195c..1a8fe9295e 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/test_debug_commands.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/test_debug_commands.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TestDebugCommands(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         cfg.CONF.register_opts(interface.OPTS)
         cfg.CONF.register_opts(QuantumDebugAgent.OPTS)
-        cfg.CONF(args=sys.argv, project='quantum')
+        cfg.CONF(args=['quantum-debug'], project='quantum')
         cfg.CONF.set_override('use_namespaces', True)
         cfg.CONF.root_helper = 'sudo'