diff --git a/tests/run_nightly_tests.py b/tests/run_nightly_tests.py
index 25725c09ad..44e62b14ba 100755
--- a/tests/run_nightly_tests.py
+++ b/tests/run_nightly_tests.py
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ class Test(object):
         self.build_opts = build_str
         return self.build_opts
 
-    def run_ctest(self, ctest_vars):
+    def create_ctest_script(self, ctest_vars):
         with open('ctestscript.run', 'w') as fh:
             fh.write(ctest_str.format(**ctest_vars))
 
+    def run_ctest(self):
+        call(['ctest', '-S', 'ctestscript.run','-V'])
+
 def add_test(name, debug=False, optimize=False, mpi=False, openmp=False,\
              hdf5=False, petsc=False, valgrind=False):
     tests.update({name:Test(name, debug, optimize, mpi, openmp, hdf5, petsc, valgrind)})
@@ -126,8 +129,11 @@ for key in iter(tests):
     ctest_vars.update({'build_name' : test.get_build_name()})
     ctest_vars.update({'build_opts' : test.get_build_opts()})
 
+    # Create ctest script
+    test.create_ctest_script(ctest_vars)
+
     # Run test
-    test.run_ctest(ctest_vars)
+    test.run_ctest()
 
     # Clear build directory
     call(['rm', '-rf', 'build'])