diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/shell.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/shell.test.php
index fd91aa5e9..45a25075a 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/shell.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/shell.test.php
@@ -602,4 +602,55 @@ class ShellTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertFalse($this->Shell->hasMethod('_secret'), '_secret is callable');
 		$this->assertFalse($this->Shell->hasMethod('no_access'), 'no_access is callable');
 	}
+
+/**
+ * test run command calling main.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testRunCommandMain() {
+		$methods = get_class_methods('Shell');
+		$Mock = $this->getMock('Shell', array('main', 'startup'), array(), '', false);
+
+		$Mock->expects($this->once())->method('main')->will($this->returnValue(true));
+		$Mock->expects($this->once())->method('startup');
+		$result = $Mock->runCommand(null, array());
+		$this->assertTrue($result);
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test run command causing exception on Shell method.
+ *
+ * @expectedException RuntimeException
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testRunCommandBaseclassMethod() {
+		$methods = get_class_methods('Shell');
+		$Mock = $this->getMock('Shell', array('startup'), array(), '', false);
+
+		$Mock->expects($this->once())->method('startup');
+		$Mock->expects($this->never())->method('hr');
+		$result = $Mock->runCommand('hr', array());
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test that a --help causes help to show.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testHelpParamTriggeringHelp() {
+		$Parser = $this->getMock('ConsoleOptionParser', array(), array(), '', false);
+		$Parser->expects($this->once())->method('parse')
+			->with(array('--help'))
+			->will($this->returnValue(array(array('help' => true), array())));
+		$Parser->expects($this->once())->method('help');
+		
+		$Shell = $this->getMock('Shell', array('_getOptionParser', 'out', 'startup'), array(), '', false);
+		$Shell->expects($this->once())->method('_getOptionParser')
+			->will($this->returnValue($Parser));
+		$Shell->expects($this->once())->method('out');
+		$Shell->expects($this->once())->method('startup');
+
+		$Shell->runCommand(null, array('--help'));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/shell_dispatcher.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/shell_dispatcher.test.php
index 20cd34be4..4ae1f3f74 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/shell_dispatcher.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/shell_dispatcher.test.php
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ class ShellDispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		);
 		$expected = array(
 			'app' => 'new',
-			'dry' => true,
 			'working' => str_replace('\\', '/', CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH . DS . 'new'),
 			'root' => str_replace('\\', '/', CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH),
 			'webroot' => 'webroot'
@@ -256,15 +255,14 @@ class ShellDispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'webroot' => 'webroot',
 			'working' => str_replace('\\', '/', CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH . DS . 'app'),
 			'root' => str_replace('\\', '/', CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH),
-			'dry' => true,
-			'f' => true,
-			'name' => 'DbAcl'
 		);
 		$Dispatcher->params = $Dispatcher->args = array();
 		$Dispatcher->parseParams($params);
 		$this->assertEqual($expected, $Dispatcher->params);
 
-		$expected = array('./console/cake.php', 'schema', 'run', 'create');
+		$expected = array(
+			'./console/cake.php', 'schema', 'run', 'create', '-dry', '-f', '-name', 'DbAcl'
+		);
 		$this->assertEqual($expected, $Dispatcher->args);
 
 		$params = array(
@@ -283,15 +281,11 @@ class ShellDispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'webroot' => 'webroot',
 			'working' => '/cake/1.2.x.x/app',
 			'root' => '/cake/1.2.x.x',
-			'dry' => true,
-			'name' => 'DbAcl'
 		);
 		$Dispatcher->params = $Dispatcher->args = array();
 		$Dispatcher->parseParams($params);
 		$this->assertEqual($expected, $Dispatcher->params);
 
-		$expected = array('/cake/1.2.x.x/cake/console/cake.php', 'schema', 'run', 'create');
-		$this->assertEqual($expected, $Dispatcher->args);
 		$params = array(
 			'cake.php',
 			'-working',
@@ -344,7 +338,6 @@ class ShellDispatcherTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'webroot' => 'webroot',
 			'working' => 'C:\wamp\www\apps\cake\app',
 			'root' => 'C:\wamp\www\apps\cake',
-			'url' => 'http://example.com/some/url/with/a/path'
 		);
 		$Dispatcher->params = $Dispatcher->args = array();
 		$Dispatcher->parseParams($params);