diff --git a/bin/hledger-bar b/bin/hledger-bar
index be90dab45..699aaaedb 100755
--- a/bin/hledger-bar
+++ b/bin/hledger-bar
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if [[ $1 =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then scale=$1; shift; fi
 # The hledger reporting command. It should produce a two-column CSV
 # report with one line per period and one currency.  It must have a
 # report interval for --transpose to work.  shellcheck disable=SC2124
-cmd="hledger balance -Ocsv --transpose -N -0 --layout=bare -M $@"
+cmd="hledger balance -Ocsv --transpose -N -0 --layout=bare -M $*"
 
 printcmd() {
     echo "From command (might need added quotes):"  # don't know how to print all the slashes