diff --git a/8.0/entrypoint.sh b/8.0/entrypoint.sh
index 64dff75..5e10e31 100755
--- a/8.0/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/8.0/entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export PGHOST PGPORT PGUSER PGPASSWORD
 
 # if the first arg starts with '-', prepend 'openerp-server' to $@
 if [ "${1:0:1}" = '-' ]; then
+	# drop the first arg if it is '--'
+	if [ "$1" = '--' ]; then
+		shift
+	fi
+
 	set -- openerp-server "$@"
 fi