diff --git a/libs/remix-tests/src/compiler.ts b/libs/remix-tests/src/compiler.ts
index 4039ef803b..df771f1b4a 100644
--- a/libs/remix-tests/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-tests/src/compiler.ts
@@ -125,11 +125,12 @@ export function compileFileOrFiles(filename: string, isDirectory: boolean, opts:
     } finally {
         async.waterfall([
             function loadCompiler(next) {
-                const {currentCompilerUrl, evmVersion, optimize, usingWorker} = compilerConfig
                 compiler = new RemixCompiler()
-                compiler.set('evmVersion', evmVersion)
-                compiler.set('optimize', optimize)
-                // compiler.loadVersion(usingWorker, currentCompilerUrl)
+                if(compilerConfig) {
+                    const {currentCompilerUrl, evmVersion, optimize, usingWorker} = compilerConfig
+                    compiler.set('evmVersion', evmVersion)
+                    compiler.set('optimize', optimize)
+                }
                 compiler.onInternalCompilerLoaded()
                 // compiler.event.register('compilerLoaded', this, function (version) {
                 next()
diff --git a/libs/remix-tests/tests/testRunner.cli.spec.ts b/libs/remix-tests/tests/testRunner.cli.spec.ts
index a203a0d0f5..7708b3bf7d 100644
--- a/libs/remix-tests/tests/testRunner.cli.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-tests/tests/testRunner.cli.spec.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@ describe('testRunner: remix-tests CLI', () => {
         const expectedHelp = `Usage: remix-tests [options] [command]
 
 Options:
-  -V, --version          output the version number
-  -v, --verbose <level>  run with verbosity
-  -h, --help             output usage information
+  -V, --version            output the version number
+  -c, --compiler <string>  set compiler version
+  -e, --evm <string>       set EVM version
+  -o, --optimize <bool>    enable/disable optimization
+  -r, --runs <number>      set runs
+  -v, --verbose <level>    set verbosity level
+  -h, --help               output usage information
 
 Commands:
-  version                output the version number
-  help                   output usage information`
+  version                  output the version number
+  help                     output usage information`
         expect(res.stdout.toString().trim()).toBe(expectedHelp)
       })
 
diff --git a/libs/remix-tests/tests/testRunner.spec.ts b/libs/remix-tests/tests/testRunner.spec.ts
index ce4032f614..f545c87d44 100644
--- a/libs/remix-tests/tests/testRunner.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-tests/tests/testRunner.spec.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ async function compileAndDeploy(filename: string, callback: Function) {
       })
     },
     function compile(next: Function): void {
-      compileFileOrFiles(filename, false, { accounts }, next)
+      compileFileOrFiles(filename, false, { accounts }, null, next)
     },
     function deployAllContracts(compilationResult: compilationInterface, asts, next: Function): void {
       for(const filename in asts) {