diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
index dfeea0ad6b..bfe8dfe4b9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ module Homebrew
       return if ARGV.include? "--skip-homebrew"
       test "brew", "tests"
       test "brew", "tests", "--no-compat"
-      readall_args = []
+      readall_args = ["--aliases"]
       readall_args << "--syntax" if MacOS.version >= :mavericks
       test "brew", "readall", *readall_args
     end