diff --git a/packages/server/lib/util/args.js b/packages/server/lib/util/args.js
index 088f4eac79..f4bc20f530 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/util/args.js
+++ b/packages/server/lib/util/args.js
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ const parseSpecArgv = (pattern) => {
   }
 
   if (!hasComma) {
-    return pattern
+    return [pattern]
   }
 
   // Get comma rules.
diff --git a/packages/server/test/unit/util/args_spec.js b/packages/server/test/unit/util/args_spec.js
index 45c0029b27..64dc9370f0 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/unit/util/args_spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/test/unit/util/args_spec.js
@@ -177,6 +177,18 @@ describe('lib/util/args', () => {
       expect(options.spec[0]).to.eq(`${cwd}/cypress/integration/{[!a]*.spec.js,sub1,{sub2,sub3/sub4}}/*.js`)
       expect(options.spec[1]).to.eq(`${cwd}/cypress/integration/foo.spec.js`)
     })
+
+    it('should be correctly parsing single glob with range', function () {
+      const options = this.setup('--spec', 'cypress/integration/[a-c]*/**')
+
+      expect(options.spec[0]).to.eq(`${cwd}/cypress/integration/[a-c]*/**`)
+    })
+
+    it('should be correctly parsing single glob with list', function () {
+      const options = this.setup('--spec', 'cypress/integration/{a,b,c}/*.js')
+
+      expect(options.spec[0]).to.eq(`${cwd}/cypress/integration/{a,b,c}/*.js`)
+    })
   })
 
   context('--tag', () => {