diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/param.py b/jedi/evaluate/param.py
index 387c6751..fb1735a7 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/param.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/param.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def _get_calling_var_args(evaluator, var_args):
             param = names[0].parent
             if not isinstance(param, ExecutedParam):
                 break
+            # We never want var_args to be a tuple. This should be enough for
+            # now, we can change it later, if we need to.
             if isinstance(param.var_args, pr.Array):
                 var_args = param.var_args
     return var_args
diff --git a/test/static_analysis/arguments.py b/test/static_analysis/arguments.py
index 95d01bc7..9e1d7965 100644
--- a/test/static_analysis/arguments.py
+++ b/test/static_analysis/arguments.py
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ simple()
 simple(1, 2)
 
 
-def nested(*args):
-    return simple(*args)
-
-nested(1)
-#! 6 type-error-too-few-arguments
-nested()
 #! 10 type-error-too-many-arguments
 simple(1, 2, 3)
 
diff --git a/test/static_analysis/star_arguments.py b/test/static_analysis/star_arguments.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41ef58f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/static_analysis/star_arguments.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+def simple(a):
+    return a
+
+def nested(*args):
+    return simple(*args)
+
+nested(1)
+#! 6 type-error-too-few-arguments
+nested()