diff --git a/rustic-compile.el b/rustic-compile.el
index 778f5fe..ee19cbb 100644
--- a/rustic-compile.el
+++ b/rustic-compile.el
@@ -537,21 +537,19 @@ buffer."
 ;;; Interactive
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun rustic-compile (&optional arg)
-  "Compile rust project.
-
-If the variable `compilation-read-command' is non-nil or if
-`rustic-compile` is called with prefix argument ARG then read the
-command in the minibuffer.  Otherwise use
-`rustic-compile-command'.
-
-In either store the used command in `compilation-arguments'."
-  (interactive "P")
-  (rustic-set-compilation-arguments
-        (if (or compilation-read-command arg)
-            (compilation-read-command (or (car compilation-arguments)
-                                          (rustic-compile-command)))
-          (rustic-compile-command)))
+(defun rustic-compile (command)
+  "Run COMMAND in the current Rust workspace root.
+
+Interactively, prompts for the command if the variable
+`compilation-read-command' is non-nil; otherwise uses
+`rustic-compile-command'."
+  (interactive
+   (list
+    (if compilation-read-command
+        (compilation-read-command (or (car compilation-arguments)
+                                      (rustic-compile-command)))
+      (rustic-compile-command))))
+  (rustic-set-compilation-arguments command)
   (setq compilation-directory (funcall rustic-compile-directory-method))
   (rustic-compilation-process-live)
   (rustic-compilation-start (split-string (car compilation-arguments))
diff --git a/test/rustic-clippy-test.el b/test/rustic-clippy-test.el
index 76f942a..ef8d98e 100644
--- a/test/rustic-clippy-test.el
+++ b/test/rustic-clippy-test.el
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
   (let* ((buffer1 (get-buffer-create "b1"))
          (string "fn main()  { String::from(' ').extend(String::from(' ').chars()); }    ")
          (formatted-string "fn main() {\n    String::from(' ').push_str(&String::from(' '));\n}\n")
-         (dir (rustic-babel-generate-project t))
-         (compilation-read-command nil))
+         (dir (rustic-babel-generate-project t)))
     (let* ((default-directory dir)
            (src (concat dir "/src"))
            (file1 (expand-file-name "main.rs" src))
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@
   (let* ((buffer1 (get-buffer-create "b1"))
          (string "ffn main()  { String::from(' ').extend(String::from(' ').chars()); }    ")
          (formatted-string "fn main() {\n    String::from(' ').push_str(&String::from(' '));\n}\n")
-         (dir (rustic-babel-generate-project t))
-         (compilation-read-command nil))
+         (dir (rustic-babel-generate-project t)))
     (let* ((default-directory dir)
            (src (concat dir "/src"))
            (file1 (expand-file-name "main.rs" src))
diff --git a/test/rustic-compile-test.el b/test/rustic-compile-test.el
index 66b050b..4a5c656 100644
--- a/test/rustic-compile-test.el
+++ b/test/rustic-compile-test.el
@@ -85,12 +85,25 @@
 
 (ert-deftest rustic-test-compile ()
   (let* ((dir (rustic-babel-generate-project t)))
-    (should-not compilation-directory)
-    (should-not compilation-arguments)
-    (setq compilation-arguments "cargo fmt")
+    (let* ((default-directory dir)
+           (proc (rustic-compile "cargo fmt")))
+      (should (process-live-p proc))
+      (while (eq (process-status proc) 'run)
+        (sit-for 0.1))
+      (should (string= compilation-directory dir))
+      (let ((proc (rustic-recompile)))
+        (while (eq (process-status proc) 'run)
+          (sit-for 0.1)))
+      (should (string= (car compilation-arguments) "cargo fmt"))
+      (should (string= compilation-directory dir))))
+  (setq compilation-directory nil)
+  (setq compilation-arguments nil))
+
+(ert-deftest rustic-test-compile-interactive ()
+  (let* ((dir (rustic-babel-generate-project t)))
     (let* ((default-directory dir)
            (compilation-read-command nil)
-           (proc (rustic-compile)))
+           (proc (call-interactively 'rustic-compile)))
       (should (process-live-p proc))
       (while (eq (process-status proc) 'run)
         (sit-for 0.1))
@@ -107,10 +120,9 @@
   (let* ((string "fn main() { let s = 1;}")
          (buf (rustic-test-count-error-helper-new string))
          (default-directory (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name buf)))
-         (rustic-format-trigger nil)
-         (compilation-read-command nil))
+         (rustic-format-trigger nil))
     (with-current-buffer buf
-      (let* ((proc (rustic-compile))
+      (let* ((proc (rustic-compile "cargo build"))
              (buffer (process-buffer proc)))
         (while (eq (process-status proc) 'run)
           (sit-for 0.01))
diff --git a/test/rustic-window-test.el b/test/rustic-window-test.el
index b5d7b09..a20decd 100644
--- a/test/rustic-window-test.el
+++ b/test/rustic-window-test.el
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
 (ert-deftest rustic-test-window-count ()
   (should (= (length (window-list)) 1))
   (let* ((dir (rustic-babel-generate-project t)))
-    (setq compilation-arguments "cargo fmt")
-    (let* ((default-directory dir)
-           (compilation-read-command nil))
-      (rustic-compile)
+    (let* ((default-directory dir))
+      (rustic-compile "cargo fmt")
       (rustic-test--wait-till-finished rustic-compilation-buffer-name)
       (should (= (length (window-list)) 2))
       (should (get-buffer-window rustic-compilation-buffer-name)))))