Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/runme.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/runme.py	(revision 17167)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/runme.py	(revision 17168)
@@ -262,5 +262,5 @@
 	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='RUNME - test deck for ISSM nightly runs')
 	parser.add_argument('-i','--id', nargs='*', type=int, help='followed by the list of ids requested', default=[])
-	parser.add_argument('-e','--exclude', nargs='*', type=int, help='ids to be excluded from the test', default=[])
+	parser.add_argument('-e','--exclude', nargs='+', type=int, help='ids to be excluded from the test', default=[])
 	parser.add_argument('-b','--benchmark', help='nightly/ismip/eismint/thermal/mesh/...', default='nightly')
 	parser.add_argument('-p','--procedure', help='check/update', default='check')