diff --git a/cmd/root_test.go b/cmd/root_test.go
index d55b7fac5..39e15ed6c 100644
--- a/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cmd_test
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ian-howell/airshipctl/cmd"
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRoot(t *testing.T) {
-	cmdTests := []*test.CmdTest {
+	cmdTests := []*test.CmdTest{
 		&test.CmdTest{
 			Name:    "default",
 			CmdLine: "",
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ func TestRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Could not create root command: %s", err.Error())
 	}
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Parse(os.Args[1:])
 	for _, tt := range cmdTests {
 		test.RunTest(t, tt, rootCmd)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/workflow/workflow_init_test.go b/cmd/workflow/workflow_init_test.go
index 24872e300..85f12cae0 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow/workflow_init_test.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow/workflow_init_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package workflow_test
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	apixv1beta1fake "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset/fake"
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ func TestWorkflowInit(t *testing.T) {
 	workflowRoot := workflow.NewWorkflowCommand(settings)
 	workflowRoot.AddCommand(workflow.NewWorkflowInitCommand(settings))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(workflowRoot)
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Parse(os.Args[1:])
 
 	argoClient := argofake.NewSimpleClientset()
 	crdClient := apixv1beta1fake.NewSimpleClientset()
diff --git a/cmd/workflow/workflow_list_test.go b/cmd/workflow/workflow_list_test.go
index 275fb77f0..b93b3edab 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow/workflow_list_test.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow/workflow_list_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package workflow_test
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ func TestWorkflowList(t *testing.T) {
 	workflowRoot := workflow.NewWorkflowCommand(settings)
 	workflowRoot.AddCommand(workflow.NewWorkflowListCommand(settings))
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(workflowRoot)
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Parse(os.Args[1:])
 
 	cmdTests := []WorkflowCmdTest{
 		{