diff --git a/lib/turn/runners/minirunner.rb b/lib/turn/runners/minirunner.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/turn/runners/minirunner.rb
+++ b/lib/turn/runners/minirunner.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module Turn
       # suites are cases in minitest
       @turn_case = @turn_suite.new_case(suite.name)
 
-      filter = @turn_config.pattern || /./
+      filter = @options[:filter] || @turn_config.pattern || /./
 
       suite.send("#{type}_methods").grep(filter).each do |test|
         @turn_case.new_test(test)
Use MiniTest's filter option.