diff --git a/manage_db.sh b/manage_db.sh
index 06522ce9999..a4fc63e4506 100755
--- a/manage_db.sh
+++ b/manage_db.sh
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ if [ "$i" == "tool_shed" ]; then
     python ./scripts/migrate_toolshed_db.py $@ tool_shed
 else
     find lib/galaxy/model/migrations/alembic -name '*.pyc' -delete
-    python ./scripts/manage_db_adapter.py --alembic-config "$ALEMBIC_CONFIG" $@
+    python ./scripts/manage_db_adapter.py --alembic-config "$ALEMBIC_CONFIG" "$@"
 fi