diff --git a/lib/tasks/email.rake b/lib/tasks/email.rake
index 617272a49..398cc8c6d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/email.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/email.rake
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ END_DESC
     end
 
     desc "Send a test email to the user with the provided login name"
-    task :test, :login, :needs => :environment do |task, args|
+    task :test, [:login] => :environment do |task, args|
       include Redmine::I18n
       abort l(:notice_email_error, "Please include the user login to test with. Example: rake redmine:email:test[login]") if args[:login].blank?