diff --git a/contrib/dokku_client.sh b/contrib/dokku_client.sh
index fe4b77152..f89684cf3 100755
--- a/contrib/dokku_client.sh
+++ b/contrib/dokku_client.sh
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ if [[ ! -z $DOKKU_HOST ]]; then
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "$donotshift" ]]; then
-      ssh dokku@$DOKKU_HOST "$*"
+      ssh dokku@$DOKKU_HOST $*
       exit $?
     fi
 
     verb=$1
     shift
-    ssh dokku@$DOKKU_HOST "$verb" "$appname" "$@"
+    ssh dokku@$DOKKU_HOST "$verb" "$appname" $@
   }
 
   if [[ "$0" == "dokku" ]] || [[ "$0" == *dokku_client.sh ]]; then