diff --git a/tests/add-bad-date-fails.test b/tests/add-bad-date-fails.test
index a416f6ed3..ccf56ef51 100644
--- a/tests/add-bad-date-fails.test
+++ b/tests/add-bad-date-fails.test
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # add should prompt again when it gets a bad date
-add
+-f nosuch.ledger add
 <<<
 2009/1/32
 >>>2 /date .*: date .*/
diff --git a/tests/add-blank-date.test b/tests/add-blank-date.test
index fbf2ac2a3..924ee62ab 100644
--- a/tests/add-blank-date.test
+++ b/tests/add-blank-date.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add
+-f nosuch.ledger add
 <<<
 
 >>>2 /date .*: description/
diff --git a/tests/add-blank-description-fails.test b/tests/add-blank-description-fails.test
index 887a1f50b..d6c528669 100644
--- a/tests/add-blank-description-fails.test
+++ b/tests/add-blank-description-fails.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add
+-f nosuch.ledger add
 <<<