diff --git a/TestHelper.cpp b/TestHelper.cpp
index b0935d0b6..6f7bf31db 100644
--- a/TestHelper.cpp
+++ b/TestHelper.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <libethereum/Client.h>
 #include <liblll/Compiler.h>
+#include <libevm/VMFactory.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace dev::eth;
@@ -472,4 +473,20 @@ void executeTests(const string& _name, const string& _testPathAppendix, std::fun
 	}
 }
 
+
+void processCommandLineOptions()
+{
+	auto argc = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc;
+	auto argv = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv;
+
+	for (auto i =  0; i < argc; ++i)
+	{
+		if (std::string(argv[i]) == "--jit")
+		{
+			eth::VMFactory::setKind(eth::VMKind::JIT);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 } } // namespaces
diff --git a/TestHelper.h b/TestHelper.h
index 3203eae83..20328c913 100644
--- a/TestHelper.h
+++ b/TestHelper.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ void checkLog(eth::LogEntries _resultLogs, eth::LogEntries _expectedLogs);
 void executeTests(const std::string& _name, const std::string& _testPathAppendix, std::function<void(json_spirit::mValue&, bool)> doTests);
 std::string getTestPath();
 void userDefinedTest(std::string testTypeFlag, std::function<void(json_spirit::mValue&, bool)> doTests);
+void processCommandLineOptions();
 
 template<typename mapType>
 void checkAddresses(mapType& _expectedAddrs, mapType& _resultAddrs)
diff --git a/state.cpp b/state.cpp
index 07c8373e2..961f0f13b 100644
--- a/state.cpp
+++ b/state.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ namespace dev {  namespace test {
 
 void doStateTests(json_spirit::mValue& v, bool _fillin)
 {
+	processCommandLineOptions();
+
 	for (auto& i: v.get_obj())
 	{
 		cnote << i.first;
diff --git a/vm.cpp b/vm.cpp
index bcd7df9b7..075b3f2a0 100644
--- a/vm.cpp
+++ b/vm.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ namespace dev { namespace test {
 
 void doVMTests(json_spirit::mValue& v, bool _fillin)
 {
+	processCommandLineOptions();
+
 	for (auto& i: v.get_obj())
 	{
 		cnote << i.first;
@@ -286,20 +288,7 @@ void doVMTests(json_spirit::mValue& v, bool _fillin)
 		BOOST_REQUIRE(o.count("pre") > 0);
 		BOOST_REQUIRE(o.count("exec") > 0);
 
-		auto argc = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc;
-		auto argv = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv;
-
-		for (auto i =  0; i < argc; ++i)
-		{
-			if (std::string(argv[i]) == "--jit")
-			{
-				VMFactory::setKind(VMKind::JIT);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		dev::test::FakeExtVM fev;
-
+		FakeExtVM fev;
 		fev.importEnv(o["env"].get_obj());
 		fev.importState(o["pre"].get_obj());
 
@@ -340,6 +329,8 @@ void doVMTests(json_spirit::mValue& v, bool _fillin)
 		}
 
 		auto endTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+		auto argc = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc;
+		auto argv = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv;
 		for (auto i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
 		{	       
 			if (std::string(argv[i]) == "--show-times")