diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 6c16b150..0bafd5db 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1154,9 +1154,11 @@ void MainWindow::RestartApplication(bool force_login)
 
         QStringList args;
         args << "-n"; // -n option is important, as it opens a new process
-        apppath+=" -p";
-        if (force_login) apppath+=" -l";
         args << apppath;
+        args << "--args";
+        args << "-p";
+
+        if (force_login) args << "-l";
         // -p starts with 1 second delay, to give this process time to save..
 
         if (QProcess::startDetached("/usr/bin/open",args)) {