diff --git a/workspace_tools/make.py b/workspace_tools/make.py
index 2abca9a22b3..030c345ebed 100644
--- a/workspace_tools/make.py
+++ b/workspace_tools/make.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Parse Options
     parser = get_default_options_parser()
-    parser.add_option("-p", type="int", dest="program",
+    parser.add_option("-p", type="int", dest="program", default=-1,
                       help="The index of the desired test program: [0-%d]" % (len(TESTS)-1))
     parser.add_option("-n", dest="program_name",
                       help="The name of the desired test program")
@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@
                       default=False, help="Verbose diagnostic output")
     
     # Local run
+    parser.add_option("--automated", action="store_true", dest="automated",
+                      default=False, help="Automated test")
+    parser.add_option("--host", dest="host_test",
+                      default=None, help="Host test")
+    parser.add_option("--extra", dest="extra",
+                      default=None, help="Extra files")
+    parser.add_option("--peripherals", dest="peripherals",
+                      default=None, help="Required peripherals")
+    parser.add_option("--dep", dest="dependencies",
+                      default=None, help="Dependencies")
+    parser.add_option("--source", dest="source_dir",
+                      default=None, help="The source (input) directory")
+    parser.add_option("--duration", type="int", dest="duration",
+                      default=None, help="Duration of the test")
+    parser.add_option("--build", dest="build_dir",
+                      default=None, help="The build (output) directory")
     parser.add_option("-d", "--disk", dest="disk",
                       default=None, help="The mbed disk")
     parser.add_option("-s", "--serial", dest="serial",
@@ -67,9 +83,15 @@
                       default=None, help="use the specified linker script")
     
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
-    
+
+    # force program to "0" if a source dir is specified
+    if options.source_dir is not None:
+        p = 0
+        n = None
+    else:
     # Program Number or name
-    p, n = options.program, options.program_name
+        p, n = options.program, options.program_name
+
     if n is not None and p is not None:
         args_error(parser, "[ERROR] specify either '-n' or '-p', not both")
     if n:
@@ -99,6 +121,19 @@
     
     # Test
     test = Test(p)
+    if options.automated is not None:
+        test.automated = options.automated
+    if options.dependencies is not None:
+        test.dependencies = options.dependencies
+    if options.host_test is not None:
+        test.host_test = options.host_test;
+    if options.peripherals is not None:
+        test.peripherals = options.peripherals;
+    if options.duration is not None:
+        test.duration = options.duration;
+    if options.extra is not None:
+        test.extra_files = options.extra
+
     if not test.is_supported(mcu, toolchain):
         print 'The selected test is not supported on target %s with toolchain %s' % (mcu, toolchain)
         sys.exit()
@@ -108,6 +143,12 @@
         test.dependencies.append(RTOS_LIBRARIES)
     
     build_dir = join(BUILD_DIR, "test", mcu, toolchain, test.id)
+    if options.source_dir is not None: 
+        test.source_dir = options.source_dir
+        build_dir = options.source_dir
+
+    if options.build_dir is not None: 
+        build_dir = options.build_dir
     
     target = TARGET_MAP[mcu]
     try: