diff --git a/testament/testament.nim b/testament/testament.nim
index 63e5781..e5820ad 100644
--- a/testament/testament.nim
+++ b/testament/testament.nim
@@ -649,14 +649,21 @@ proc main() =
   var targetsStr = ""
   var isMainProcess = true
   var skipFrom = ""
+  var myargs = ""
 
   var p = initOptParser()
   p.next()
   while p.kind in {cmdLongOption, cmdShortOption}:
     case p.key.normalize
-    of "print": optPrintResults = true
-    of "verbose": optVerbose = true
-    of "failing": optFailing = true
+    of "print":
+      myargs &= " --" & p.key.normalize
+      optPrintResults = true
+    of "verbose":
+      myargs &= " --" & p.key.normalize
+      optVerbose = true
+    of "failing":
+      myargs &= " --" & p.key.normalize
+      optFailing = true
     of "pedantic": discard # deadcode refs https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/16731
     of "targets":
       targetsStr = p.val
@@ -667,6 +674,7 @@ proc main() =
     of "directory":
       setCurrentDir(p.val)
     of "colors":
+      myargs &= " --" & p.key.normalize & ":" & p.val
       case p.val:
       of "on":
         useColors = true
@@ -694,6 +702,7 @@ proc main() =
       else:
         quit Usage
     of "backendlogging":
+      myargs &= " --" & p.key.normalize & ":" & p.val
       case p.val:
       of "on":
         backendLogging = true
@@ -715,7 +724,7 @@ proc main() =
   of "all":
     #processCategory(r, Category"megatest", p.cmdLineRest, testsDir, runJoinableTests = false)
 
-    var myself = quoteShell(getAppFilename())
+    var myself = quoteShell(getAppFilename()) & myargs
     if targetsStr.len > 0:
       myself &= " " & quoteShell("--targets:" & targetsStr)