diff --git a/server/bin/admin-cli.sh b/server/bin/admin-cli.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b63e331eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/bin/admin-cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+./start.sh admin-cli $1
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index ae39e8b733..df1e0b9ab1 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       },
       "bin": {
         "immich": "bin/cli.sh",
-        "immich-admin": "start.sh admin-cli"
+        "immich-admin": "bin/admin-cli.sh"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@nestjs/cli": "^9.1.8",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index b4f135455d..4f79e2dc1c 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "license": "UNLICENSED",
   "bin": {
     "immich": "./bin/cli.sh",
-    "immich-admin": "./start.sh admin-cli"
+    "immich-admin": "./bin/admin-cli.sh"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "nest build",
diff --git a/server/start.sh b/server/start.sh
index 10b473d9aa..5ec1a26432 100755
--- a/server/start.sh
+++ b/server/start.sh
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ if [ "$REDIS_PASSWORD_FILE" ]; then
 	unset REDIS_PASSWORD_FILE
 fi
 
-exec node dist/main $1
+exec node dist/main $@