diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index bc0829899959..79b17ca4cfa9 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ pipeline:
     commands:
       - touch /drone/saved-settings.sh
       - . /drone/saved-settings.sh
-      - ./tests/drone/test-acceptance.sh
+      - ./tests/drone/test-acceptance.sh --remote
     when:
       matrix:
         TEST_SUITE: api
diff --git a/tests/drone/test-acceptance.sh b/tests/drone/test-acceptance.sh
index f47492c7e436..02761de0b168 100755
--- a/tests/drone/test-acceptance.sh
+++ b/tests/drone/test-acceptance.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ declare -x OC_TEST_ALT_HOME
 [[ -z "${OC_TEST_ALT_HOME}" ]] && OC_TEST_ALT_HOME=1
 
 pushd tests/acceptance
-    su-exec www-data ./run.sh
+    su-exec www-data ./run.sh "$@"
 popd