diff --git a/roles/base/files/common-scripts/lock-wrapper b/roles/base/files/common-scripts/lock-wrapper
index a2fb155985..33950ac2e8 100755
--- a/roles/base/files/common-scripts/lock-wrapper
+++ b/roles/base/files/common-scripts/lock-wrapper
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ SCRIPT=$2
 SILENT="no"
 if [ $# -ge 3 -a "$3" == "--silent" ]; then
     SILENT="yes"
+    shift
 fi
 
+shift 2
+
 LOCKDIR="/var/tmp/$NAME"
 PIDFILE="$LOCKDIR/pid"