diff --git a/matlab/test_script.sh b/matlab/test_script.sh
index a406da11113b9ab5ef1715f723971c96a6132798..e0d32dd318cfe3f568d1653cf1dde0393f5424d8 100755
--- a/matlab/test_script.sh
+++ b/matlab/test_script.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ matlabbin=$1
 testargument=$2
 
 matlabcmd="$matlabbin -nodesktop -nosplash -noFigureWindows"
-matlab_call="tests_matlab('$testargument')"
+matlab_call="desktop;tests_matlab('$testargument')"
 full_cmd="$matlabcmd -r $matlab_call";
 echo $full_cmd