diff --git a/git_squash_branch.py b/git_squash_branch.py
index cbfb012cc..0e0253935 100755
--- a/git_squash_branch.py
+++ b/git_squash_branch.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ def main(args):
   squash_current_branch(opts.message)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  sys.exit(main(sys.argv))
+  sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))