diff --git a/py/_plugin/pytest_nose.py b/py/_plugin/pytest_nose.py
index 002e1d374..d4fba021d 100644
--- a/py/_plugin/pytest_nose.py
+++ b/py/_plugin/pytest_nose.py
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ def call_optional(obj, name):
     if method:
         ismethod = inspect.ismethod(method)
         rawcode = py.code.getrawcode(method)
-        if not rawcode.co_varnames[ismethod:]:
+        if not rawcode.co_varnames[ismethod:rawcode.co_argcount]:
             method()
             return True
diff --git a/testing/plugin/test_pytest_nose.py b/testing/plugin/test_pytest_nose.py
index acc32f277..6ce20d861 100644
--- a/testing/plugin/test_pytest_nose.py
+++ b/testing/plugin/test_pytest_nose.py
@@ -17,6 +17,32 @@ def test_nose_setup(testdir):
         "*2 passed*"
     ])
 
+def test_nose_setup_func(testdir):
+    p = testdir.makepyfile("""
+        l = []
+
+        def my_setup():
+            a = 1
+            l.append(a)
+
+        def my_teardown():
+            b = 2
+            l.append(b)
+
+        def test_hello():
+            print l
+            assert l == [1]
+        def test_world():
+            print l
+            assert l == [1,2]
+        test_hello.setup = my_setup
+        test_hello.teardown = my_teardown
+    """)
+    result = testdir.runpytest(p, '-p', 'nose')
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        "*2 passed*"
+    ])
+
 def test_nose_test_generator_fixtures(testdir):
     p = testdir.makepyfile("""
         # taken from nose-0.11.1 unit_tests/test_generator_fixtures.py