diff --git a/src/bee-init.sh.in b/src/bee-init.sh.in
index ab3e51e..dbaf4f9 100644
--- a/src/bee-init.sh.in
+++ b/src/bee-init.sh.in
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ function create_beefile_from_template {
 function initialize() {
     surl=${1}
 
+    [ ! -z "${surl}" ] && shift
+
     pname=${OPT_OUTPUT}
 
     DEFAULT_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="${@}"