diff --git a/test-em-all.sh b/test-em-all.sh
index b3d8a3c2..ada30a5d 100755
--- a/test-em-all.sh
+++ b/test-em-all.sh
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ echo "Start Tests:" `date`
 echo "HOST=${HOST}"
 echo "PORT=${PORT}"
 
-if [[ $@ == "start" ]]
+if [[ $@ == *"start"* ]]
 then
     echo "Restarting the test environment..."
     echo "$ docker compose -f docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans -v"