diff --git a/Source/cmAddTestCommand.cxx b/Source/cmAddTestCommand.cxx
index 0bbf40e39..e894bd832 100644
--- a/Source/cmAddTestCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmAddTestCommand.cxx
@@ -33,15 +33,13 @@ bool cmAddTestCommand
     this->SetError("called with incorrect number of arguments");
     return false;
     }
-  
-  // store the arguments for the final pass
-  // also expand any CMake variables
 
-  std::vector<cmStdString> arguments;
-  std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it;
-  for ( it = args.begin() + 2; it != args.end(); ++ it )
+  // Collect the command with arguments.
+  std::vector<std::string> command;
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = args.begin() + 1;
+      it != args.end(); ++it)
     {
-    arguments.push_back(*it);
+    command.push_back(*it);
     }
 
   // Create the test but add a generator only the first time it is
@@ -52,8 +50,7 @@ bool cmAddTestCommand
     test = this->Makefile->CreateTest(args[0].c_str());
     this->Makefile->AddTestGenerator(new cmTestGenerator(test));
     }
-  test->SetCommand(args[1].c_str());
-  test->SetArguments(arguments);
+  test->SetCommand(command);
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmTest.cxx b/Source/cmTest.cxx
index c7b16372d..ac61984cc 100644
--- a/Source/cmTest.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTest.cxx
@@ -38,19 +38,9 @@ void cmTest::SetName(const char* name)
   this->Name = name;
 }
 
-void cmTest::SetCommand(const char* command)
+void cmTest::SetCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& command)
 {
-  if ( !command )
-    {
-    command = "";
-    }
   this->Command = command;
-  cmSystemTools::ConvertToUnixSlashes(this->Command);
-}
-
-void cmTest::SetArguments(const std::vector<cmStdString>& args)
-{
-  this->Args = args;
 }
 
 const char *cmTest::GetProperty(const char* prop) const
diff --git a/Source/cmTest.h b/Source/cmTest.h
index d4945db88..521981d5f 100644
--- a/Source/cmTest.h
+++ b/Source/cmTest.h
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ public:
   ///! Set the test name
   void SetName(const char* name);
   const char* GetName() const { return this->Name.c_str(); }
-  void SetCommand(const char* command);
-  const char* GetCommand() const { return this->Command.c_str(); }
-  void SetArguments(const std::vector<cmStdString>& args);
-  const std::vector<cmStdString>& GetArguments() const
+
+  void SetCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& command);
+  std::vector<std::string> const& GetCommand() const
     {
-    return this->Args;
+    return this->Command;
     }
 
   /**
@@ -67,8 +66,7 @@ public:
 private:
   cmPropertyMap Properties;
   cmStdString Name;
-  cmStdString Command;
-  std::vector<cmStdString> Args;
+  std::vector<std::string> Command;
 
   // The cmMakefile instance that owns this target.  This should
   // always be set.
diff --git a/Source/cmTestGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmTestGenerator.cxx
index 75865a2c6..8581c9664 100644
--- a/Source/cmTestGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTestGenerator.cxx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 =========================================================================*/
 #include "cmTestGenerator.h"
 
+#include "cmSystemTools.h"
 #include "cmTest.h"
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -96,14 +97,17 @@ void cmTestGenerator::GenerateScriptActions(std::ostream& fout,
 {
   this->TestGenerated = true;
 
-  cmTest* test = this->Test;
+  // Get the test command line to be executed.
+  std::vector<std::string> const& command = this->Test->GetCommand();
+
+  std::string exe = command[0];
+  cmSystemTools::ConvertToUnixSlashes(exe);
   fout << indent;
   fout << "ADD_TEST(";
-  fout << test->GetName() << " \"" << test->GetCommand() << "\"";
+  fout << this->Test->GetName() << " \"" << exe << "\"";
 
-  std::vector<cmStdString>::const_iterator argit;
-  for (argit = test->GetArguments().begin();
-       argit != test->GetArguments().end(); ++argit)
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator argit = command.begin()+1;
+      argit != command.end(); ++argit)
     {
     // Just double-quote all arguments so they are re-parsed
     // correctly by the test system.