diff --git a/scripts/nextcloud-exec.sh b/scripts/nextcloud-exec.sh
index 6f86f59..0ed574e 100644
--- a/scripts/nextcloud-exec.sh
+++ b/scripts/nextcloud-exec.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ nextcloud_exec_no_shell() {
         exec_user="--user $NEXTCLOUD_EXEC_USER"
     fi
 
-    docker exec "$exec_user" "$containerId" "$@"
+    docker exec $exec_user "$containerId" "$@"
 }
 
 nextcloud_exec() {
     containerId="$1"; shift
-    nextcloud_exec_no_shell "$containerId" "$NEXTCLOUD_EXEC_SHELL" "$NEXTCLOUD_EXEC_SHELL_ARGS" "$@"
+    nextcloud_exec_no_shell "$containerId" "$NEXTCLOUD_EXEC_SHELL" $NEXTCLOUD_EXEC_SHELL_ARGS "$@"
 }