diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7b2ae2a..2d628893 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ## [In git](https://github.com/strongqa/howitzer/compare/v2.1.0...master)
 
 ### New Features
-
+- Cucumber rake tasks minor updates
 ### Bug-fixes
-
+- [#246](https://github.com/strongqa/howitzer/issues/246) Options fixed for rspec rake tasks
 ## [v2.1.0](https://github.com/strongqa/howitzer/compare/v2.0.3...v2.1.0)
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/generators/cucumber/templates/cucumber.rake b/generators/cucumber/templates/cucumber.rake
index 9ae7859e..f47c01b8 100644
--- a/generators/cucumber/templates/cucumber.rake
+++ b/generators/cucumber/templates/cucumber.rake
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ end
 
 Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:features, 'Run all workable scenarios (without @wip and @bug tags)') do |t|
   Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.instance_variable_get :@task_name
-  t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))} --tags ~@wip --tags ~@bug"
+  t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))} --tags 'not @wip and not @bug'"
 end
 
 namespace :features do
@@ -35,23 +35,23 @@ namespace :features do
 
   Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:smoke, 'Run workable smoke scenarios (with @smoke tag)') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.instance_variable_get :@task_name
-    t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))} --tags @smoke --tags ~@wip --tags ~@bug"
+    t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))} --tags '@smoke and not @wip and not @bug'"
   end
 
   Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:bvt, 'Run workable build verification test scenarios') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.instance_variable_get :@task_name
     t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))}
-    --tags ~@wip --tags ~@bug --tags ~@smoke --tags ~@p1 --tags ~@p2"
+    --tags 'not @wip and not @bug and not @smoke and not @p1 and not @p2'"
   end
 
   Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:p1, 'Run workable scenarios with normal priority (with @p1 tag)') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.instance_variable_get :@task_name
-    t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))} --tags ~@wip --tags ~@bug --tags @p1"
+    t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))} --tags 'not @wip and not @bug and @p1'"
   end
 
   Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:p2, 'Run workable scenarios with low priority (with @p2 tag)') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.instance_variable_get :@task_name
-    t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))} --tags ~@wip --tags ~@bug --tags @p2"
+    t.cucumber_opts = "#{opts.call(t.instance_variable_get(:@task_name))} --tags 'not @wip and not @bug and @p2'"
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/generators/rspec/templates/rspec.rake b/generators/rspec/templates/rspec.rake
index cc56e463..0e2b2fcc 100644
--- a/generators/rspec/templates/rspec.rake
+++ b/generators/rspec/templates/rspec.rake
@@ -10,43 +10,43 @@ end
 
 RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:rspec, 'Run all rspec scenarios') do |t|
   Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.name
-  t.opts = opts.call(t.name)
+  t.rspec_opts = opts.call(t.name)
 end
 
 RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:features, 'Run all workable scenarios (without @wip and @bug tags)') do |t|
   Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.name
-  t.opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag ~wip --tag ~bug"
+  t.rspec_opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag ~wip --tag ~bug"
 end
 
 namespace :features do
   RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:wip, 'Run scenarios in progress (with @wip tag)') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.name
-    t.opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag wip"
+    t.rspec_opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag wip"
   end
 
   RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:bug, 'Run scenarios with known bugs (with @bug tag)') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.name
-    t.opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag bug"
+    t.rspec_opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag bug"
   end
 
   RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:smoke, 'Run workable smoke scenarios (with @smoke tag)') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.name
-    t.opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag smoke --tag ~wip --tag ~bug"
+    t.rspec_opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag smoke --tag ~wip --tag ~bug"
   end
 
   RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:bvt, 'Run workable build verification test scenarios') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.name
-    t.opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag ~wip --tag ~bug --tag ~p1 --tag ~p2 --tag ~smoke"
+    t.rspec_opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag ~wip --tag ~bug --tag ~p1 --tag ~p2 --tag ~smoke"
   end
 
   RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:p1, 'Run workable scenarios with normal priority (with @p1 tag)') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.name
-    t.opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag p1 --tag ~wip --tag ~bug"
+    t.rspec_opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag p1 --tag ~wip --tag ~bug"
   end
 
   RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:p2, 'Run workable scenarios with low priority (with @p2 tag)') do |t|
     Howitzer.current_rake_task = t.name
-    t.opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag p2 --tag ~wip --tag ~bug"
+    t.rspec_opts = "#{opts.call(t.name)} --tag p2 --tag ~wip --tag ~bug"
   end
 end