diff --git a/bin/qemush b/bin/qemush
index a1dc05d..b62f7a2 100755
--- a/bin/qemush
+++ b/bin/qemush
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public_shell() {
     # shellcheck disable=2209
     [ -z "$SHELL" ] && SHELL=sh
 
-    set -- "$SHELL"
+    set -- "$SHELL" "$@"
     case "$SHELL" in
         sh|bash|zsh|ksh|mksh|oksh)
             set -- "$@" -i