diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6037ac39d..fc40a39bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ test:  ## Run go unit tests.
 .PHONY: lua-test
 lua-test: ## Run lua unit tests.
 	@build/run-in-docker.sh \
-		BUSTED_ARGS=$(BUSTED_ARGS) \
 		MAC_OS=$(MAC_OS) \
 		test/test-lua.sh
 
diff --git a/test/test-lua.sh b/test/test-lua.sh
index 9c8149eac..fc60023f8 100755
--- a/test/test-lua.sh
+++ b/test/test-lua.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ SHDICT_ARGS=(
 )
 
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-    resty "${SHDICT_ARGS[@]}" ./rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/ ./rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/plugins/**/test
+    resty "${SHDICT_ARGS[@]}" ./rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/ ./rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/plugins/**/test ${BUSTED_ARGS}
 else
-    resty "${SHDICT_ARGS[@]}" $@
+    resty "${SHDICT_ARGS[@]}" $@ ${BUSTED_ARGS}
 fi