diff --git a/nav2_system_tests/worlds/turtlebot3_ros2_demo.world b/nav2_system_tests/worlds/turtlebot3_ros2_demo.world
index 68f01e99dbc08b16dfd411804549b16326558218..b47308dfad01ab2e455550712e12344dc0db39f0 100644
--- a/nav2_system_tests/worlds/turtlebot3_ros2_demo.world
+++ b/nav2_system_tests/worlds/turtlebot3_ros2_demo.world
@@ -460,7 +460,9 @@
         <plugin name="turtlebot3_joint_state" filename="libgazebo_ros_joint_state_publisher.so">
           <ros>
             <!-- <namespace>/tb3</namespace> -->
-            <argument>-r ~/out:=joint_states</argument>
+            <argument>--ros-args</argument>
+            <argument>-r </argument>
+            <argument>~/out:=joint_states</argument>
           </ros>
           <update_rate>250</update_rate>
           <joint_name>wheel_left_joint</joint_name>