diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 968f9a3..93edfaf 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 config_file=""
 update=0
 
-if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfswcphdsC: -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,smoke,whitebox,nova-coverage,pep8,help,debug,stdout,config: -- "$@")
+if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfuswcphdsC: -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,smoke,whitebox,nova-coverage,pep8,help,debug,stdout,config: -- "$@")
 then
     # parse error
     usage