diff --git a/spec/runnable_context.rb b/spec/runnable_context.rb
index 9e63f46e5..96f7ecc35 100644
--- a/spec/runnable_context.rb
+++ b/spec/runnable_context.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     raise StandardError, "No suite id defined. Add `let(:suite_id) { 'your_suite_id' }` to the spec"
   end
 
-  def run(runnable, inputs = {})
+  def run(runnable, inputs = {}, scratch = {})
     test_run_params = { test_session_id: test_session.id }.merge(runnable.reference_hash)
     test_run = Inferno::Repositories::TestRuns.new.create(test_run_params)
     inputs.each do |original_name, value|
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def run(runnable, inputs = {})
       )
     end
 
-    Inferno::TestRunner.new(test_session:, test_run:).run(runnable)
+    Inferno::TestRunner.new(test_session:, test_run:).run(runnable, scratch)
   end
 
   # depth-first search looking for a runnable with a runtime id