diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 99468da..fabe833 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ run_embark () {
 
     local dummy="-e __embark_docker_runsh"
     local EMBARK_DOCKER_EXTRA_RUN_OPTS=${EMBARK_DOCKER_EXTRA_RUN_OPTS:-$dummy}
+    local -a extra_run_opts=( $EMBARK_DOCKER_EXTRA_RUN_OPTS )
     local EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_SOURCE=${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_DIR:-$PWD}
     local EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_TARGET=${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_DIR:-/dapp}
     local EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE=${EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE:-statusim/embark}
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ run_embark () {
            -p 30303:30303 \
            -v ${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_SOURCE}:${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_TARGET} \
            -e TERM \
-           "${EMBARK_DOCKER_EXTRA_RUN_OPTS}" \
+           "${extra_run_opts[@]}" \
            ${EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE}:${EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG} \
            "${cmd[@]}"