diff --git a/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_configure.py b/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_configure.py
index 8a9bf9c..10b3808 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_configure.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_configure.py
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ class TestCharmLifecycleConfigure(ut_utils.BaseTestCase):
         self.patch_object(lc_configure, 'run_configure_list')
         mock1 = mock.MagicMock()
         mock2 = mock.MagicMock()
-        lc_configure.configure([mock1, mock2])
+        lc_configure.configure('modelname', [mock1, mock2])
         self.run_configure_list.assert_called_once_with([mock1, mock2])
 
     def test_parser(self):
-        args = lc_configure.parse_args(['-c', 'my.func1', 'my.func2'])
+        args = lc_configure.parse_args(
+            ['-m', 'modelname', '-c', 'my.func1', 'my.func2'])
         self.assertEqual(args.configfuncs, ['my.func1', 'my.func2'])
+        self.assertEqual(args.model_name, 'modelname')
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_func_test_runner.py b/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_func_test_runner.py
index f21a645..cf6a29a 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_func_test_runner.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_func_test_runner.py
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ class TestCharmLifecycleFuncTestRunner(ut_utils.BaseTestCase):
             mock.call('./tests/bundles/bundle1.yaml', 'newmodel'),
             mock.call('./tests/bundles/bundle2.yaml', 'newmodel')]
         configure_calls = [
-            mock.call([
+            mock.call('newmodel', [
                 'zaza.charm_tests.mycharm.setup.basic_setup'
                 'zaza.charm_tests.othercharm.setup.setup']),
-            mock.call([
+            mock.call('newmodel', [
                 'zaza.charm_tests.mycharm.setup.basic_setup'
                 'zaza.charm_tests.othercharm.setup.setup'])]
         test_calls = [
-            mock.call([
+            mock.call('newmodel', [
                 'zaza.charm_tests.mycharm.tests.SmokeTest',
                 'zaza.charm_tests.mycharm.tests.ComplexTest']),
-            mock.call([
+            mock.call('newmodel', [
                 'zaza.charm_tests.mycharm.tests.SmokeTest',
                 'zaza.charm_tests.mycharm.tests.ComplexTest'])]
         destroy_calls = [
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_test.py b/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_test.py
index 8070602..220166c 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_test.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_zaza_charm_lifecycle_test.py
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ class TestCharmLifecycleTest(ut_utils.BaseTestCase):
             ['test_class1', 'test_class2'])
 
     def test_parser(self):
-        args = lc_test.parse_args(['-t', 'my.test_class1', 'my.test_class2'])
+        args = lc_test.parse_args(
+            ['-m', 'modelname', '-t', 'my.test_class1', 'my.test_class2'])
         self.assertEqual(
             args.tests,
             ['my.test_class1', 'my.test_class2'])
+        self.assertEqual(args.model_name, 'modelname')