diff --git a/.circleci/test-deploy.yml b/.circleci/test-deploy.yml
index c3bcc71..d599b25 100644
--- a/.circleci/test-deploy.yml
+++ b/.circleci/test-deploy.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ jobs:
           shell: bash
       - matlab/run-command:
           command: assert(myvar==123, 'myvar was not set as expected by startup.m')
+      - matlab/run-command:
+          command: disp("Hello world!")
+          startup-options: -logfile mylog.log
+      - matlab/run-command:
+          command: assert(isfile("mylog.log"), 'logfile was not created as expected')
 
   integration-test-run-tests:
     parameters:
@@ -202,16 +207,17 @@ jobs:
             grep -q "runner.addPlugin(FailOnWarningsPlugin())" console.log
             rm console.log
           shell: bash
-      - matlab/run-tests:
-          use-parallel: true
-          source-folder: src
-      - run:
-          name: Verify tests ran in parallel
-          command: |
-            set -e
-            grep -q "parallel pool" console.log
-            rm console.log
-          shell: bash
+            # Running test in parallel is currently unsupported
+            #      - matlab/run-tests:
+            #          use-parallel: true
+            #          source-folder: src
+            #      - run:
+            #          name: Verify tests ran in parallel
+            #          command: |
+            #            set -e
+            #            grep -q "parallel pool" console.log
+            #            rm console.log
+            #          shell: bash
       - matlab/run-tests:
           output-detail: Detailed
           source-folder: src
diff --git a/src/commands/run-command.yml b/src/commands/run-command.yml
index 3bc4dfd..332de56 100644
--- a/src/commands/run-command.yml
+++ b/src/commands/run-command.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ parameters:
       script or function, do not specify the file extension. If you specify more than one MATLAB
       command, use a comma or semicolon to separate the commands.
     type: string
+  startup-options:
+    description: >
+      MATLAB startup options. If you specify more than one option, use a space to
+      separate the options.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
   no-output-timeout:
     description: >
       Elapsed time the command can run without output. The string is a decimal with unit suffix,
@@ -25,6 +31,7 @@ steps:
       name: Run MATLAB command
       environment:
         PARAM_COMMAND: <<parameters.command>>
+        PARAM_ARGS: <<parameters.startup-options>>
       command: <<include(scripts/run-command.sh)>>
       shell: bash
       no_output_timeout: <<parameters.no-output-timeout>>
diff --git a/src/scripts/run-command.sh b/src/scripts/run-command.sh
index 628caf2..53faf48 100644
--- a/src/scripts/run-command.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/run-command.sh
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ ${PARAM_COMMAND}
 EOF
 
 # run MATLAB command
-"${tmpdir}/bin/run-matlab-command$binext" "cd('${scriptdir//\'/\'\'}');$script"
+"${tmpdir}/bin/run-matlab-command$binext" "cd('${scriptdir//\'/\'\'}');$script" $PARAM_ARGS