diff --git a/test/test_daemon_mode.py b/test/test_daemon_mode.py
index 0f2ab30..db08d97 100644
--- a/test/test_daemon_mode.py
+++ b/test/test_daemon_mode.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+import sys
 import aider_gitea.__main__ as main_module
 
 class TestDaemonMode(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ class TestDaemonMode(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_db = MockSeenIssuesDB.return_value
         mock_db.has_seen.return_value = False
 
-        with patch('time.sleep', return_value=None):
+        with patch('sys.argv', ['main.py', '--gitea-url', 'http://example.com', '--owner', 'owner', '--repo', 'repo']), \
+             patch('time.sleep', return_value=None):
             with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
                 main_module.main()