diff --git a/heavy_script.sh b/heavy_script.sh
index 8d029bfa..6ee5472f 100644
--- a/heavy_script.sh
+++ b/heavy_script.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #If no argument is passed, kill the script.
 [[ -z "$*" || "-" == "$*" || "--" == "$*"  ]] && echo "This script requires an argument, use --help for help" && exit
 
-ARGS="$*" ; echo "${ARGS//--self-update/}"
+ARGS="$*" ; echo "${ARGS//--self-update}"
 SCRIPT=$(readlink -f "$0")
 SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
 SCRIPTNAME="$0"