diff --git a/testing/time_notifications b/testing/time_notifications
index aeded4a0..89b14bc9 100755
--- a/testing/time_notifications
+++ b/testing/time_notifications
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ loop() {
 }
 
 TIMEFORMAT="%R"
-for i in $(ls bin); do
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+	list="$1"
+else
+	list=$(ls bin)
+fi
+for i in $list; do
 	freq=`grep "byobu-status $i" ./profiles/common | awk '{print $3}'`
 	echo -n "$i $freq "
 	time loop $i