diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 8469e8b5f..b15993024 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ case "$1" in
     DOKKU_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS=${DOKKU_APP_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS:="$DOKKU_GLOBAL_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS"}
     DOKKU_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS=${DOKKU_APP_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS:="$DOKKU_GLOBAL_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS"}
 
+    DOKKU_DEFAULT_DOCKER_ARGS=$(: | plugn trigger docker-args-deploy $APP $IMAGE_TAG)
+
     while read line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
       TRIM=${line%#*}
       PROC_TYPE=${TRIM%%=*}
@@ -101,9 +103,9 @@ case "$1" in
         DOKKU_PORT_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/PORT.$PROC_TYPE.$CONTAINER_INDEX"
 
         # start the app
-        DOCKER_ARGS=" -e DYNO='$PROC_TYPE.$CONTAINER_INDEX' "
+        DOCKER_ARGS="$DOKKU_DEFAULT_DOCKER_ARGS"
+        DOCKER_ARGS+=" -e DYNO='$PROC_TYPE.$CONTAINER_INDEX' "
         DOCKER_ARGS+=" --restart=on-failure:$DOKKU_RESTART_LIMIT"
-        DOCKER_ARGS+=$(: | plugn trigger docker-args-deploy $APP $IMAGE_TAG)
         [[ "$DOKKU_TRACE" ]] && DOCKER_ARGS+=" -e TRACE=true "
         BIND_EXTERNAL=$(plugn trigger bind-external-ip $APP)