diff --git a/custom/testing/tail b/custom/testing/tail
index ffe1e4a..292d9e0 100755
--- a/custom/testing/tail
+++ b/custom/testing/tail
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def run_execve(cmd, args=None):
         with open(cmd, "rb") as fp:
             os.execve(fp.fileno(), args, os.environ)
     else:
-        args = [cmd] + args
         os.execve(cmd, args, os.environ)
 
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ if pid != 1:
 else:
     with open("/cmd.sh", "w") as fp:
         if sys.argv[1:]:
-            fp.write(f"tail.real", sys.argv[1:])
+            fp.write(f"tail.real {' '.join(sys.argv[1:])}")
         else:
             fp.write(f"tail.real")
     run_execve("/usr/lib/systemd/systemd", ["--systemd", "--unit=rescue.target"])