diff --git a/src/molecule/command/list.py b/src/molecule/command/list.py
index 75ba793e4..001ca8731 100644
--- a/src/molecule/command/list.py
+++ b/src/molecule/command/list.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def list_(
     statuses = []
     s = scenarios.Scenarios(
         base.get_configs(args, command_args, glob_str=MOLECULE_GLOB),
-        [scenario_name],
+        None if scenario_name is None else [scenario_name],
     )
     for scenario in s:
         statuses.extend(base.execute_subcommand(scenario.config, subcommand))
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_scenarios.py b/tests/unit/test_scenarios.py
index bc7629731..0fa81243a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_scenarios.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_scenarios.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def test_configs_private_member(  # noqa: D103
 def test_scenario_name_private_member(  # noqa: D103
     _instance: scenarios.Scenarios,  # noqa: PT019
 ) -> None:
-    assert _instance._scenario_names is None
+    assert _instance._scenario_names == []
 
 
 def test_scenarios_private_member(  # noqa: D103