diff --git a/test/ioc/st.cmd b/test/ioc/st.cmd
index 58ce2e8..23d63bc 100755
--- a/test/ioc/st.cmd
+++ b/test/ioc/st.cmd
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/local/bin/iocsh
+
 dbLoadRecords("$(IOCDIR)/record.db")
 
 iocInit()
diff --git a/test/ioc/startioc b/test/ioc/startioc
index e1b375a..3077979 100755
--- a/test/ioc/startioc
+++ b/test/ioc/startioc
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ export EPICS_CA_SERVER_PORT=5064
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 export IOCDIR=$(pwd)
 
-exec "$EPICS_BASE/bin/$EPICS_HOST_ARCH/softIoc" st.cmd
+exec "$EPICS_BASE/bin/$EPICS_HOST_ARCH/softIoc"  -S st.cmd