diff --git a/pylatex/document.py b/pylatex/document.py
index 158a0bf5..e7ade765 100644
--- a/pylatex/document.py
+++ b/pylatex/document.py
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ def generate_pdf(
 
             compilers = (("latexmk", latexmk_args), ("pdflatex", []))
 
-        main_arguments = ["--interaction=nonstopmode", filepath + ".tex"]
-
         check_output_kwargs = {}
         if python_cwd_available:
             check_output_kwargs = {"cwd": dest_dir}
@@ -311,6 +309,11 @@ def generate_pdf(
         os_error = None
 
         for compiler, arguments in compilers:
+            if compiler == "tectonic":
+                main_arguments = [filepath + ".tex"]
+            else:
+                main_arguments = ["--interaction=nonstopmode", filepath + ".tex"]
+
             command = [compiler] + arguments + compiler_args + main_arguments
 
             try: