diff --git a/scripts/alphanet.sh b/scripts/alphanet.sh
index d00b9f725..0ec53762a 100755
--- a/scripts/alphanet.sh
+++ b/scripts/alphanet.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ exec_docker() {
             container_args+=("${arg}");
         fi
     done
-    docker exec "$interactive_flags" "$docker_node_container" "$@"
+    docker exec "$interactive_flags" "$docker_node_container" "${container_args[*]}"
 }
 
 ## Container ###############################################################