diff --git a/src/galax/potential/_potential/base.py b/src/galax/potential/_potential/base.py
index 45dc5db7..f31d657c 100644
--- a/src/galax/potential/_potential/base.py
+++ b/src/galax/potential/_potential/base.py
@@ -161,17 +161,14 @@ def potential(
         return potential(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
     @partial(jax.jit)
-    def __call__(
-        self, q: gt.LengthBatchVec3, /, t: gt.BatchableRealQScalar
-    ) -> Float[Quantity["specific energy"], "*batch"]:
+    def __call__(self, *args: Any) -> Float[Quantity["specific energy"], "*batch"]:
         """Compute the potential energy at the given position(s).
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        q : Quantity[float, (*batch, 3), 'length']
-            The position to compute the value of the potential.
-        t : Array[float | int, *batch] | float | int
-            The time at which to compute the value of the potential.
+        *args : Any
+            Arguments to pass to the potential method.
+            See :func:`~galax.potential.potential`.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -180,9 +177,10 @@ def __call__(
 
         See Also
         --------
+        :func:`galax.potential.potential`
         :meth:`galax.potential.AbstractPotentialBase.potential`
         """
-        return self.potential(q, t)
+        return self.potential(*args)
 
     # ---------------------------------------
     # Gradient
diff --git a/tests/unit/potential/io/test_gala.py b/tests/unit/potential/io/test_gala.py
index 153a1a0f..ff4ba32e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/potential/io/test_gala.py
+++ b/tests/unit/potential/io/test_gala.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ def test_galax_to_gala_to_galax_roundtrip(
         rpot = gp.io.gala_to_galax(galax_to_gala(pot))
 
         # quick test that the potential energies are the same
-        got = rpot(x, t=0)
-        exp = pot(x, t=0)
+        got = rpot(x, 0)
+        exp = pot(x, 0)
         assert qnp.allclose(got, exp, atol=Quantity(1e-14, exp.unit))
 
         # TODO: add more robust tests
diff --git a/tests/unit/potential/test_base.py b/tests/unit/potential/test_base.py
index c0c69942..b4e69f88 100644
--- a/tests/unit/potential/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/unit/potential/test_base.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def test_potential_batch(
 
     def test_call(self, pot: AbstractPotentialBase, x: gt.QVec3) -> None:
         """Test the `AbstractPotentialBase.__call__` method."""
-        assert xp.equal(pot(x, t=0), pot.potential(x, t=0))
+        assert xp.equal(pot(x, 0), pot.potential(x, 0))
 
     @abstractmethod
     def test_gradient(self, pot: AbstractPotentialBase, x: gt.QVec3) -> None: