diff --git a/lua/cmake-tools/init.lua b/lua/cmake-tools/init.lua
index a6d1fc04..d9f41d96 100644
--- a/lua/cmake-tools/init.lua
+++ b/lua/cmake-tools/init.lua
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ function cmake.run_test(opt, callback)
         return
       end
       if idx == 1 then
-        ctest.run(const.ctest_command, "'.*'", config:build_directory_path(), env, config, opt)
+        ctest.run(const.ctest_command, nil, config:build_directory_path(), env, config, opt)
       else
         ctest.run(
           const.ctest_command,
diff --git a/lua/cmake-tools/test/ctest.lua b/lua/cmake-tools/test/ctest.lua
index e3575ee5..a5fdf8a2 100644
--- a/lua/cmake-tools/test/ctest.lua
+++ b/lua/cmake-tools/test/ctest.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ function ctest.run(ctest_command, test_name, build_dir, env, config, opt)
   local cmd = ctest_command
   opt = opt or {}
 
-  local args = { "--test-dir", utils.transform_path(build_dir), "-R", test_name, opt.args }
+  local args = { "--test-dir", utils.transform_path(build_dir) }
+  if test_name then
+    table.insert(args, "-R")
+    table.insert(args, test_name)
+  end
+  if opt.args then
+    table.insert(args, opt.args)
+  end
   utils.run(cmd, config.env_script, env, args, config.cwd, config.runner, nil)
 end