diff --git a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
index 74d3487b0..3aba8e235 100644
--- a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
+++ b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
@@ -207,10 +207,11 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
         else:
             executable = sys.executable
             args = ['-m', 'qutebrowser']
-        args += ['--debug', '--no-err-windows', '--temp-basedir',
-                 'about:blank']
         return executable, args
 
+    def _default_args(self):
+        return ['--debug', '--no-err-windows', '--temp-basedir', 'about:blank']
+
     def path_to_url(self, path, *, port=None, https=False):
         """Get a URL based on a filename for the localhost webserver.
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_testprocess.py b/tests/integration/test_testprocess.py
index 4c9a259d3..92608a4d8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_testprocess.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_testprocess.py
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ class PythonProcess(testprocess.Process):
         ]
         return (sys.executable, ['-c', ';'.join(code)])
 
+    def _default_args(self):
+        return []
+
 
 class QuitPythonProcess(testprocess.Process):
 
@@ -96,6 +99,9 @@ class QuitPythonProcess(testprocess.Process):
         ]
         return (sys.executable, ['-c', ';'.join(code)])
 
+    def _default_args(self):
+        return []
+
 
 @pytest.yield_fixture
 def pyproc():
diff --git a/tests/integration/testprocess.py b/tests/integration/testprocess.py
index 75972ab3f..79fb5494d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/testprocess.py
+++ b/tests/integration/testprocess.py
@@ -159,7 +159,11 @@ class Process(QObject):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def _executable_args(self):
-        """Get the executable and arguments to pass to it as a tuple."""
+        """Get the executable and necessary arguments as a tuple."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _default_args(self):
+        """Get the default arguments to use if none were passed to start()."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def _get_data(self):
@@ -208,16 +212,18 @@ class Process(QObject):
                 self._data.append(parsed)
                 self.new_data.emit(parsed)
 
-    def start(self):
+    def start(self, args=None):
         """Start the process and wait until it started."""
         with self._wait_signal(self.ready, timeout=60000):
-            self._start()
+            self._start(args)
 
-    def _start(self):
+    def _start(self, args):
         """Actually start the process."""
-        executable, args = self._executable_args()
+        executable, exec_args = self._executable_args()
+        if args is None:
+            args = self._default_args()
         self.proc.readyRead.connect(self.read_log)
-        self.proc.start(executable, args)
+        self.proc.start(executable, exec_args + args)
         ok = self.proc.waitForStarted()
         assert ok
         assert self.is_running()
diff --git a/tests/integration/webserver.py b/tests/integration/webserver.py
index d9dd40be3..0cae0c603 100644
--- a/tests/integration/webserver.py
+++ b/tests/integration/webserver.py
@@ -154,14 +154,17 @@ class WebserverProcess(testprocess.Process):
         if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
             executable = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable),
                                       self._script)
-            args = [str(self.port)]
+            args = []
         else:
             executable = sys.executable
             py_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                    self._script + '.py')
-            args = [py_file, str(self.port)]
+            args = [py_file]
         return executable, args
 
+    def _default_args(self):
+        return [str(self.port)]
+
     def cleanup(self):
         """Clean up and shut down the process."""
         self.proc.terminate()