diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.runner b/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
index 43dce0f..a2cdd79 100755
--- a/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ case "$1" in
         HEART_COMMAND="$RUNNER_BASE_DIR/bin/$SCRIPT start"
         export HEART_COMMAND
         mkdir -p $PIPE_DIR
-        $ERTS_PATH/run_erl -daemon $PIPE_DIR $RUNNER_LOG_DIR "exec $RUNNER_BASE_DIR/bin/$SCRIPT console" 2>&1
+        shift # remove $1
+        $ERTS_PATH/run_erl -daemon $PIPE_DIR $RUNNER_LOG_DIR "exec $RUNNER_BASE_DIR/bin/$SCRIPT console $@" 2>&1
         ;;
 
     stop)