diff --git a/src/wormhole/test/test_scripts.py b/src/wormhole/test/test_scripts.py
index 9f8e3f5..91c72d8 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/test/test_scripts.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/test/test_scripts.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Scripts(ServerBase, ScriptsBase, unittest.TestCase):
         send_args = server_args + [
             "send",
             "--code", code,
-            message,
+            "--text", message,
             ]
         d1 = getProcessOutputAndValue(wormhole, send_args)
         receive_args = server_args + [