diff --git a/floodlight.sh b/floodlight.sh
index 9bdf2641155ee85bee34840e78a2c13d81e5deb7..20902e27926c1ac564edf8afeed9973db8e81865 100755
--- a/floodlight.sh
+++ b/floodlight.sh
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ JVM_OPTS="$JVM_OPTS -Dpython.security.respectJavaAccessibility=false"
 EOF_LOGBACK
 
 echo "Starting floodlight server ..."
-java ${JVM_OPTS} -Dlogback.configurationFile=${FL_LOGBACK} -jar ${FL_JAR}
+java ${JVM_OPTS} -Dlogback.configurationFile=${FL_LOGBACK} -jar ${FL_JAR} "$@"