diff --git a/tools/eam_database/create_eam.py b/tools/eam_database/create_eam.py
index 1f929d37db..8b230b87b4 100644
--- a/tools/eam_database/create_eam.py
+++ b/tools/eam_database/create_eam.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def write_file(attypes, filename, Fr, rhor, z2r, nrho, drho, nr, dr, rc):
                     if not (i + 1) % 5:
                         f.write("\n")
 
-def main():
+def create_eam(argv=None):
     parser = ap.ArgumentParser(description="Script to create EAM alloy potential files.")
 
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--names", dest="name", nargs="+",
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def main():
                         help="Number of point in r space [default 2000]")
     parser.add_argument("-nrho", dest="nrho", type=int, default=2000,
                         help="Number of point in rho space [default 2000]")
-    args = parser.parse_args()
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
     if not args.name:
         parser.print_help()
         sys.exit("")
@@ -160,6 +160,6 @@ def main():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
-        main()
+        create_eam(sys.argv[1:])
     except KeyboardInterrupt as exc:
         raise SystemExit("User interruption.") from exc
diff --git a/unittest/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/unittest/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ed9c55b57..bde006a3ab 100644
--- a/unittest/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittest/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12)
     set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
   endif()
 else()
-  find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+  find_package(Python 3.5 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
 endif()
 
 if(Python_EXECUTABLE)