diff --git a/bin/regression-wally b/bin/regression-wally
index ec4650725..80a884de3 100755
--- a/bin/regression-wally
+++ b/bin/regression-wally
@@ -219,19 +219,27 @@ def addTests(tests, sim):
     for test in tests:
         config = test[0];
         suites = test[1];
-        if(len(test) >= 4 and test[2] == "configOptions"):
-            configOptions = test[3]
-            cmdPrefix = "vsim > {} -c <<!\ndo wally-batch.do "+config
+        if (len(test) > 2):
+            args = " ".join(test[2::])
+            #args = str(test[2])
+            print("args = ", args)
+            args = " --args " + args
+            #cmdPrefix = "wsim -s " + sim + " " + config + " --args " + args
+        #if(len(test) >= 4 and test[2] == "configOptions"):
+        #    configOptions = test[3]
+        #    cmdPrefix = "vsim > {} -c <<!\ndo wally-batch.do "+config
+
         else:
+            args = ""
             configOptions = ""
             #cmdPrefix = "vsim > {} -c <<!\ndo wally-batch.do "+config
-            cmdPrefix="wsim -s " + sim + " " + config
+        cmdPrefix="wsim -s " + sim + " " + config
         for t in suites:
             tc = TestCase(
                     name=t,
                     variant=config,
                     #cmd=cmdPrefix+" "+t+" configOptions "+configOptions+"\n!",
-                    cmd=cmdPrefix + " " + t,
+                    cmd=cmdPrefix + " " + t + args,
                     grepstr="All tests ran without failures")
             configs.append(tc)
 
diff --git a/bin/wsim b/bin/wsim
index f03d152a8..2d5a00204 100755
--- a/bin/wsim
+++ b/bin/wsim
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ parser.add_argument("--sim", "-s", help="Simulator", choices=["questa", "verilat
 parser.add_argument("--tb", "-t", help="Testbench", choices=["testbench", "testbench_fp"], default="testbench")
 parser.add_argument("--gui", "-g", help="Simulate with GUI", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument("--coverage", "-c", help="Code & Functional Coverage", action="store_true")
-parser.add_argument("--arg", "-a", help="Optional arguments passed to simulator via $value$plusargs", default="")
+parser.add_argument("--args", "-a", help="Optional arguments passed to simulator via $value$plusargs", default="")
 args = parser.parse_args()
-print("Config=" + args.config + " tests=" + args.testsuite + " sim=" + args.sim + " gui=" + str(args.gui) + " arg='" + args.arg + "'")
+print("Config=" + args.config + " tests=" + args.testsuite + " sim=" + args.sim + " gui=" + str(args.gui) + " args='" + args.args + "'")
 
 # Validate arguments
 if (args.gui):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if (args.coverage):
 # Launch selected simulator
 cd = "cd $WALLY/sim/" +args.sim
 if (args.sim == "questa"):
-    cmd = "do wally.do " + args.config + " " + args.testsuite + " " + args.tb + " " + args.arg
+    cmd = "do wally.do " + args.config + " " + args.testsuite + " " + args.tb + " " + args.args
     if (args.coverage):
         cmd += " -coverage"
     if (args.gui):  # launch Questa with GUI; add +acc to keep variables accessible
diff --git a/sim/questa/wally.do b/sim/questa/wally.do
index b60360c1e..3e0396d95 100644
--- a/sim/questa/wally.do
+++ b/sim/questa/wally.do
@@ -57,14 +57,16 @@ for {set i 0} true {incr i} {
 }
 
 if {$argc >= 3} {
-    if {$3 eq "-coverage" || ($argc >= 7 && $7 eq "-coverage")} {
-        set coverage 1
-        set CoverageVoptArg "+cover=sbecf"
-        set CoverageVsimArg "-coverage"
-    } elseif {$3 eq "configOptions"} {
-        set configOptions $lst
-        puts $configOptions
-    }
+    set configOptions $lst
+    puts $configOptions
+    #if {$3 eq "-coverage" || ($argc >= 7 && $7 eq "-coverage")} {
+    #    set coverage 1
+    #    set CoverageVoptArg "+cover=sbecf"
+    #    set CoverageVsimArg "-coverage"
+    #} elseif {$3 eq "configOptions"} {
+    #    set configOptions $lst
+    #    puts $configOptions
+    #}
 }
 
 # compile source files
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ vlog -lint -work ${WKDIR} +incdir+${CONFIG}/$1 +incdir+${CONFIG}/deriv/$1 +incdi
 # remove +acc flag for faster sim during regressions if there is no need to access internal signals
 #vopt wkdir/${CFG}_${TESTSUITE}.${TESTBENCH} -work ${WKDIR} -G TEST=$2  ${configOptions} -o testbenchopt ${CoverageVoptArg}
 vopt wkdir/${CFG}_${TESTSUITE}.${TESTBENCH} -work ${WKDIR} ${configOptions} -o testbenchopt ${CoverageVoptArg}
-vsim -lib ${WKDIR} testbenchopt +TEST=${TESTSUITE}  -fatal 7 -suppress 3829 ${CoverageVsimArg} 
+vsim -lib ${WKDIR} testbenchopt +TEST=${TESTSUITE} ${configOptions} -fatal 7 -suppress 3829 ${CoverageVsimArg} 
 
 #    vsim -lib wkdir/work_${1}_${2} testbenchopt  -fatal 7 -suppress 3829
 # power add generates the logging necessary for said generation.
diff --git a/testbench/testbench.sv b/testbench/testbench.sv
index d87de27b2..1f0f21a6b 100644
--- a/testbench/testbench.sv
+++ b/testbench/testbench.sv
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ module testbench;
   parameter I_CACHE_ADDR_LOGGER=0;
   parameter D_CACHE_ADDR_LOGGER=0;
   parameter RISCV_DIR = "/opt/riscv";
-//  parameter INSTR_LIMIT = 0;
   
   `ifdef USE_IMPERAS_DV
     import idvPkg::*;
@@ -108,6 +107,7 @@ module testbench;
       TEST = "none";
     if (!$value$plusargs("INSTR_LIMIT=%d", INSTR_LIMIT))
       INSTR_LIMIT = 0;
+    $display("INSTR_LIMIT = ", INSTR_LIMIT);
       
     
     // pick tests based on modes supported