diff --git a/lldb/test/API/python_api/target/TestTargetAPI.py b/lldb/test/API/python_api/target/TestTargetAPI.py
index de8bed08f5fa..85a6d78bdf5a 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/python_api/target/TestTargetAPI.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/python_api/target/TestTargetAPI.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class TargetAPITestCase(TestBase):
 
         process = target.LaunchSimple(
             ['foo', 'bar'], ['baz'], self.get_process_working_directory())
-        self.runCmd("run")
+        process.Continue()
         self.assertEqual(process.GetState(), lldb.eStateExited)
         output = process.GetSTDOUT(9999)
         self.assertIn('arg: foo', output)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class TargetAPITestCase(TestBase):
         self.runCmd("setting set target.env-vars bar=baz")
         process = target.LaunchSimple(None, None,
                                       self.get_process_working_directory())
-        self.runCmd("run")
+        process.Continue()
         self.assertEqual(process.GetState(), lldb.eStateExited)
         output = process.GetSTDOUT(9999)
         self.assertIn('arg: foo', output)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class TargetAPITestCase(TestBase):
         self.runCmd("settings set target.disable-stdio true")
         process = target.LaunchSimple(
             None, None, self.get_process_working_directory())
-        self.runCmd("run")
+        process.Continue()
         self.assertEqual(process.GetState(), lldb.eStateExited)
         output = process.GetSTDOUT(9999)
         self.assertEqual(output, "")