diff --git a/src/run.cpp b/src/run.cpp
index f39ce3a..e283a70 100644
--- a/src/run.cpp
+++ b/src/run.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace fuc2 {
     Options result;
 
     int opt = 0;
-    while((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "fvn:")) != -1) {
+    while((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "fvm:")) != -1) {
       switch(opt) {
         case 'f':
           result.fail_fast = true;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace fuc2 {
         case 'v':
           result.verbose = true;
           break;
-        case 'n':
+        case 'm':
           result.matching = std::string(optarg);
           break;
       }
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ namespace fuc2 {
     auto opts = parse_options(argc, argv);
 
     for(auto& test : tests) {
+      // skip everything except ones matching the name
+      if(!test.name.contains(opts.matching)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       fail_count += run(test, opts, argc > 1);
 
       if(opts.fail_fast && fail_count > 0) {
diff --git a/tests/sample1.cpp b/tests/sample1.cpp
index f5b0eb9..0fc14f9 100644
--- a/tests/sample1.cpp
+++ b/tests/sample1.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace sample1 {
   }
 
   fuc2::Set TESTS{
-    .name="std::deque basic operations",
+    .name="deque_basic",
       .options={ .fail_fast=false },
       .tests={
         TEST(test_push_pop_back),
diff --git a/tests/sample_failing.cpp b/tests/sample_failing.cpp
index c1c82d8..db7ad55 100644
--- a/tests/sample_failing.cpp
+++ b/tests/sample_failing.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace sample_failing {
   }
 
   fuc2::Set TESTS{
-    .name="std::deque failing ops",
+    .name="deque_failing",
       .options={ .fail_fast=false },
       .tests={
         TEST(fail_push_pop_back),