diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 3c412fb6..71e87583 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ check $? "Downloading linutil"
 chmod +x "$temp_file"
 check $? "Making linutil executable"
 
-"$temp_file"
+"$temp_file" "$@"
 check $? "Executing linutil"
 
 rm -f "$temp_file"
diff --git a/startdev.sh b/startdev.sh
index 5aad12ad..8e27bbf0 100755
--- a/startdev.sh
+++ b/startdev.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ check $? "Downloading linutil"
 chmod +x "$TMPFILE"
 check $? "Making linutil executable"
 
-"$TMPFILE"
+"$TMPFILE" "$@"
 check $? "Executing linutil"
 
 rm -f "$TMPFILE"