diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index fe27d37..fba6742 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ printf "(mySQL root password: %s)\n\n" "$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"
 case "$1" in
     -*)
         # param starts with '-' --> assume mysqld parameter(s) and append to CMD
-        set -- /usr/bin/mysqld --user=mysql --console "$*"
+        set -- /usr/bin/mysqld --user=mysql --console "$@"
         printf "\nExecuting: %s\n" "$*"
         exec "$@"
         ;;