diff --git a/test/ipc/unixsocket.cpp b/test/ipc/unixsocket.cpp
index 7270bf4d2..4fc1c10a2 100644
--- a/test/ipc/unixsocket.cpp
+++ b/test/ipc/unixsocket.cpp
@@ -501,5 +501,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return slave.run(ipcfd);
 	}
 
-	return UnixSocketTest().execute();
+	UnixSocketTest test;
+	test.setArgs(argc, argv);
+	return test.execute();
 }
diff --git a/test/ipc/unixsocket_ipc.cpp b/test/ipc/unixsocket_ipc.cpp
index ab5d25572..2e3b52ca4 100644
--- a/test/ipc/unixsocket_ipc.cpp
+++ b/test/ipc/unixsocket_ipc.cpp
@@ -227,5 +227,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return slave.run(ipcfd);
 	}
 
-	return UnixSocketTestIPC().execute();
+	UnixSocketTestIPC test;
+	test.setArgs(argc, argv);
+	return test.execute();
 }
diff --git a/test/libtest/test.cpp b/test/libtest/test.cpp
index fd9f3d74d..af37b4dd2 100644
--- a/test/libtest/test.cpp
+++ b/test/libtest/test.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ Test::~Test()
 {
 }
 
+void Test::setArgs([[maybe_unused]] int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	self_ = argv[0];
+}
+
 int Test::execute()
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/test/libtest/test.h b/test/libtest/test.h
index ee01a2259..23b07743f 100644
--- a/test/libtest/test.h
+++ b/test/libtest/test.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include <string>
 
 enum TestStatus {
 	TestPass = 0,
@@ -21,16 +22,24 @@ public:
 	Test();
 	virtual ~Test();
 
+	void setArgs(int argc, char *argv[]);
 	int execute();
 
+	const std::string &self() const { return self_; }
+
 protected:
 	virtual int init() { return 0; }
 	virtual int run() = 0;
 	virtual void cleanup() {}
+
+private:
+	std::string self_;
 };
 
-#define TEST_REGISTER(klass)						\
-int main([[maybe_unused]] int argc, [[maybe_unused]] char *argv[])	\
+#define TEST_REGISTER(Klass)						\
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])					\
 {									\
-	return klass().execute();					\
+	Klass klass;							\
+	klass.setArgs(argc, argv);					\
+	return klass.execute();						\
 }
diff --git a/test/log/log_process.cpp b/test/log/log_process.cpp
index a56a39984..ca8351335 100644
--- a/test/log/log_process.cpp
+++ b/test/log/log_process.cpp
@@ -154,5 +154,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return child.run(status, num);
 	}
 
-	return LogProcessTest().execute();
+	LogProcessTest test;
+	test.setArgs(argc, argv);
+	return test.execute();
 }
diff --git a/test/process/process_test.cpp b/test/process/process_test.cpp
index 378d680bf..96bea17f8 100644
--- a/test/process/process_test.cpp
+++ b/test/process/process_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <vector>
 
-
 #include <libcamera/base/event_dispatcher.h>
 #include <libcamera/base/thread.h>
 #include <libcamera/base/timer.h>
@@ -106,5 +105,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return child.run(status);
 	}
 
-	return ProcessTest().execute();
+	ProcessTest test;
+	test.setArgs(argc, argv);
+	return test.execute();
 }