diff --git a/sh/runscript.sh b/sh/runscript.sh
index 3e3ce4cc..efa40f13 100755
--- a/sh/runscript.sh
+++ b/sh/runscript.sh
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 				continue 2
 			else
 				if [ "${_cmd}" = "start" -o "${_cmd}" = "stop" ]; then
+					shift
 					continue 2
 				else
 					eerror "${SVCNAME}: function \`$1' defined but does not exist"