diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 59e64554..812f77c3 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ run_remote() {
     cd $(mktemp -d)
     curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     chmod +x $1
-    cmd=$(shift)
+    cmd=$1
+    shift
     ./$cmd $*
     cd -
 }
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 59e64554..812f77c3 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ run_remote() {
     cd $(mktemp -d)
     curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     chmod +x $1
-    cmd=$(shift)
+    cmd=$1
+    shift
     ./$cmd $*
     cd -
 }
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
index 16afe4eb..8794d34c 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ run_remote() {
     cd $(mktemp -d)
     curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     chmod +x $1
-    cmd=$(shift)
+    cmd=$1
+    shift
     ./$cmd $*
     cd -
 }