diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mautrix-signal/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mautrix-signal/default.nix
index 2bf69a63061..c39394879fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mautrix-signal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mautrix-signal/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
     # Make a little wrapper for running mautrix-signal with its dependencies
     echo "$mautrixSignalScript" > $out/bin/mautrix-signal
     echo "#!/bin/sh
-      exec python -m mautrix_signal \"$@\"
+      exec python -m mautrix_signal \"\$@\"
     " > $out/bin/mautrix-signal
     chmod +x $out/bin/mautrix-signal
     wrapProgram $out/bin/mautrix-signal \