diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.runner b/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
index 03b27aa..2fe888e 100755
--- a/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.runner
@@ -72,11 +72,12 @@ case "$1" in
             echo "Node is already running!"
             exit 1
         fi
+        shift # remove $1
+        RUN_PARAM=$(printf "\'%s\' " "$@")
         HEART_COMMAND="$RUNNER_BASE_DIR/bin/$SCRIPT start"
         export HEART_COMMAND
         mkdir -p $PIPE_DIR
-        shift # remove $1
-        $ERTS_PATH/run_erl -daemon $PIPE_DIR $RUNNER_LOG_DIR "exec $RUNNER_BASE_DIR/bin/$SCRIPT console $@" 2>&1
+        $ERTS_PATH/run_erl -daemon $PIPE_DIR $RUNNER_LOG_DIR "exec $RUNNER_BASE_DIR/bin/$SCRIPT console $RUN_PARAM" 2>&1
         ;;
 
     stop)
@@ -160,21 +161,21 @@ case "$1" in
         BINDIR=$ROOTDIR/erts-$ERTS_VSN/bin
         EMU=beam
         PROGNAME=`echo $0 | sed 's/.*\\///'`
-        CMD="$BINDIR/erlexec -boot $RUNNER_BASE_DIR/releases/$APP_VSN/$BOOTFILE -mode embedded -config $CONFIG_PATH -args_file $VMARGS_PATH -- ${1+"$@"}"
+        CMD="$BINDIR/erlexec -boot $RUNNER_BASE_DIR/releases/$APP_VSN/$BOOTFILE -mode embedded -config $CONFIG_PATH -args_file $VMARGS_PATH"
         export EMU
         export ROOTDIR
         export BINDIR
         export PROGNAME
 
         # Dump environment info for logging purposes
-        echo "Exec: $CMD"
+        echo "Exec: $CMD" -- ${1+"$@"}
         echo "Root: $ROOTDIR"
 
         # Log the startup
         logger -t "$SCRIPT[$$]" "Starting up"
 
         # Start the VM
-        exec $CMD
+        exec $CMD -- ${1+"$@"}
         ;;
 
     *)