diff --git a/src/D4m/TerminalNotifier/Console/Command/NotifyCommand.php b/src/D4m/TerminalNotifier/Console/Command/NotifyCommand.php
index 0d25390..73d1311 100644
--- a/src/D4m/TerminalNotifier/Console/Command/NotifyCommand.php
+++ b/src/D4m/TerminalNotifier/Console/Command/NotifyCommand.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public function getArgumentsString($options)
 
         foreach($options as $key => $optionValue) {
             if( in_array($key, $inputs, true) ) {
-                $argumentsString .= '-'.$key.' "'.substr($optionValue,1).'" ';
+                $argumentsString .= '-'.$key.' "'.$optionValue.'" ';
             }
 
         }
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ public function getArgumentsString($options)
         return $commandString;
 
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}