diff --git a/gap/utils.gi b/gap/utils.gi
index f8c3decf7..fe82ea156 100644
--- a/gap/utils.gi
+++ b/gap/utils.gi
@@ -140,15 +140,26 @@ end);
 InstallGlobalFunction(DigraphsTestStandard,
 function(arg)
   local opts, dir;
-  if Length(arg) = 1 and IsRecord(arg[2]) then
-    opts := arg[1];
+  if Length(arg) = 1 and IsRecord(arg[1]) then
+    opts := ShallowCopy(arg[1]);
   elif Length(arg) <> 0 then
     ErrorNoReturn("there must be no arguments, or the argument ",
                   "must be a record");
   else
-    opts := rec(suppressStatusMessage := true,
-                earlyStop             := true,
-                testOptions := rec(showProgress := false));
+    opts := rec();
+  fi;
+
+  if not IsBound(opts.suppressStatusMessage) then
+    opts.suppressStatusMessage := true;
+  fi;
+  if not IsBound(opts.earlyStop) then
+    opts.earlyStop := true;
+  fi;
+  if not IsBound(opts.testOptions) or not IsRecord(opts.testOptions) then
+    opts.testOptions := rec();
+  fi;
+  if not IsBound(opts.testOptions.showProgress) then
+    opts.testOptions.showProgress := false;
   fi;
 
   dir := DirectoriesPackageLibrary("digraphs", "tst/standard/");
@@ -170,15 +181,29 @@ function(arg)
                   "and try again,");
   fi;
 
-  if Length(arg) = 1 and IsRecord(arg[2]) then
-    opts := arg[1];
+  if Length(arg) = 1 and IsRecord(arg[1]) then
+    opts := ShallowCopy(arg[1]);
   elif Length(arg) <> 0 then
     ErrorNoReturn("there must be no arguments, or the argument ",
                   "must be a record");
   else
-    opts := rec(suppressStatusMessage := true,
-                earlyStop             := true,
-                testOptions := rec(showProgress := "some"));
+    opts := rec();
+  fi;
+
+  if not IsBound(opts.suppressStatusMessage) then
+    opts.suppressStatusMessage := true;
+  fi;
+  if not IsBound(opts.earlyStop) then
+    opts.earlyStop := true;
+  fi;
+  if not IsBound(opts.testOptions) or not IsRecord(opts.testOptions) then
+    opts.testOptions := rec();
+  fi;
+  if not IsBound(opts.testOptions.showProgress) then
+    opts.testOptions.showProgress := false;
+  fi;
+  if not IsBound(opts.testOptions.showProgress) then
+    opts.suppressStatusMessage := "some";
   fi;
 
   dir := DirectoriesPackageLibrary("digraphs", "tst/extreme/");
diff --git a/tst/testall.g b/tst/testall.g
index 3f8aac689..d5f01246f 100644
--- a/tst/testall.g
+++ b/tst/testall.g
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
-LoadPackage("digraphs");
-
-DigraphsMakeDoc();
-if DigraphsTestInstall()
-    and DigraphsTestStandard()
-    and DIGRAPHS_RunTest(DigraphsTestManualExamples)
-    and DigraphsTestExtreme() then
-  FORCE_QUIT_GAP(0);
+#############################################################################
+##
+#W  testall.g
+#Y  Copyright (C) 2021                                      Wilf A. Wilson
+##
+##  Licensing information can be found in the README file of this package.
+##
+#############################################################################
+##
+LoadPackage("digraphs", false);;
+opts := rec(earlyStop := false);
+if SizeBlist([DigraphsTestInstall(),
+              DigraphsTestStandard(opts),
+              DIGRAPHS_RunTest(DigraphsTestManualExamples),
+              DigraphsTestExtreme(opts)]) = 4 then
+  QUIT_GAP(0);
+else
+  QUIT_GAP(1);
 fi;
-
-FORCE_QUIT_GAP(1);
+FORCE_QUIT_GAP(1); # if we ever get here, there was an error
diff --git a/tst/teststandard.g b/tst/teststandard.g
index 45dc5a156..c1276bc29 100644
--- a/tst/teststandard.g
+++ b/tst/teststandard.g
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 #############################################################################
 ##
 LoadPackage("digraphs", false);;
-# These "{No} errors detected" lines currently have to be printed in this way
+# The "{No} errors detected" lines currently have to be printed in this way
 # to satisfy the automated GAP testing system that runs on Jenkins.
 # This requirement will hopefully go soon.
-if DigraphsTestInstall()
-    and DigraphsTestStandard()
-    and DIGRAPHS_RunTest(DigraphsTestManualExamples) then
+if SizeBlist([DigraphsTestInstall(),
+              DigraphsTestStandard(rec(earlyStop := false)),
+              DIGRAPHS_RunTest(DigraphsTestManualExamples)]) = 3 then
   Print("#I  No errors detected while testing\n\n");
   QUIT_GAP(0);
 else