diff --git a/features/create_sites.feature b/features/create_sites.feature
index 0f3bb778..33327df6 100644
--- a/features/create_sites.feature
+++ b/features/create_sites.feature
@@ -143,7 +143,13 @@ Feature: Create sites
   Scenario: Basic site with unpublished page
     Given I have an "index.html" page with title "index" that contains "Published page"
     And I have a "secret.html" page with published "false" that contains "Unpublished page"
+
     When I run jekyll
     Then the _site directory should exist
     And the "_site/index.html" file should exist
     But the "_site/secret.html" file should not exist
+
+    When I run jekyll with "--unpublished"
+    Then the _site directory should exist
+    And the "_site/index.html" file should exist
+    And the "_site/secret.html" file should exist
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
index 00264fb6..93de5c10 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@ Given /^I have a configuration file with "([^\"]*)" set to:$/ do |key, table|
   end
 end
 
-
-When /^I run jekyll$/ do
-  run_jekyll_build
+When /^I run jekyll(?: with "(.+)")?$/ do |opt|
+  run_jekyll_build(opt)
 end
 
 When /^I run jekyll in safe mode$/ do