diff --git a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
index e48f013c..ee71581a 100644
--- a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
+++ b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ date=`date +'%Y%m%d'`
 myname=`basename $0`
 vcss="git"
 
-opts=$(getopt -o C --long "vcs:" -n $myname -- "$*") || fatal "Failed to parse options $*"
+opts=$(getopt -o C --long "vcs:" -n $myname -- "$@") || fatal "Failed to parse options $*"
 eval set -- "$opts"
 while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
 case "$1" in