diff --git a/hack/test-bazel-build-tarball.sh b/hack/test-bazel-build-tarball.sh
index 5e9b6429291..625cbbbce4e 100755
--- a/hack/test-bazel-build-tarball.sh
+++ b/hack/test-bazel-build-tarball.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 if [ "$IS_CONTAINER" != "" ]; then
   set -x
-  bazel --output_base=/tmp build tarball
+  bazel --output_base=/tmp build "$@" tarball
 else
   docker run -e IS_CONTAINER='TRUE' --rm -v "$PWD":"$PWD" -v /tmp:/tmp:rw -w "$PWD" quay.io/coreos/tectonic-builder:bazel-v0.3 ./hack/test-bazel-build-tarball.sh
 fi