diff --git a/systemd/grive-sync.sh b/systemd/grive-sync.sh
index bb837ba..92b3f6e 100755
--- a/systemd/grive-sync.sh
+++ b/systemd/grive-sync.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cd ~
 
 ### ARGUMENT PARSING ###
 SCRIPT="${0}"
-DIRECTORY=$(systemd-escape --unescape "$2")
+DIRECTORY=$(systemd-escape --unescape -- "$2")
 
 if [[ -z "$DIRECTORY" ]] || [[ ! -d "$DIRECTORY" ]] ; then
 	echo "Need a directory name in the current users home directory as second argument. Aborting."