diff --git a/bin/wsim b/bin/wsim
index 8766957b1..512ee5e42 100755
--- a/bin/wsim
+++ b/bin/wsim
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ def prepSim(args, ElfFile):
         flags += " --ccov"
     if args.fcov:
         flags += " --fcov"
+    if args.gui:
+        flags += " --gui"
     prefix, suffix = lockstepSetup(args)
     flags += suffix
     return flags, prefix
@@ -143,10 +145,7 @@ def runQuesta(args, flags, prefix):
         args.params = f' --params \\"{args.params}\\"'
     # Questa cannot accept more than 9 arguments.  fcov implies lockstep
     cmd = f"do wally.do {args.config} {args.testsuite} {args.tb} {args.args} {args.params} {flags}"
-    if (args.gui):  # launch Questa with GUI; add +acc to keep variables accessible
-        cmd = f'cd $WALLY/sim/questa; {prefix} vsim -do "{cmd}  +acc"'
-    else: # launch Questa in batch mode
-        cmd = f'cd $WALLY/sim/questa; {prefix} vsim -c -do "{cmd}"'
+    cmd = f'cd $WALLY/sim/questa; {prefix} vsim {"-c" if not args.gui else ""} -do "{cmd}"'
     print(f"Running Questa with command: {cmd}")
     os.system(cmd)
 
@@ -156,8 +155,6 @@ def runVerilator(args, flags, prefix):
 
 def runVCS(args, flags, prefix):
     print(f"Running VCS on {args.config} {args.testsuite}")
-    # if (args.gui):
-    #     flags += " --gui"
     if (args.args != ""):
         args.args = f' --args "{args.args}" '
     if (args.params != ""):
diff --git a/sim/questa/wally.do b/sim/questa/wally.do
index f42bf4930..3935d7a25 100644
--- a/sim/questa/wally.do
+++ b/sim/questa/wally.do
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 # Takes 1:10 to run RV64IC tests using gui
 
-# Usage: do wally.do <config> <testcases> <testbench> [--ccov] [--fcov] [+acc] [--args "any number of +value"] [--params "any number of VAR=VAL parameter overrides"]
+# Usage: do wally.do <config> <testcases> <testbench> [--ccov] [--fcov] [--gui] [--args "any number of +value"] [--params "any number of VAR=VAL parameter overrides"]
 # Example: do wally.do rv64gc arch64i testbench
 
 # Use this wally.do file to run this example.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ echo "number of args = $argc"
 echo "lst = $lst"
 
 # if +acc found set flag and remove from list
-if {[lcheck lst "+acc"]} {
+if {[lcheck lst "--gui"]} {
     set GUI 1
     set accFlag "+acc"
 }