diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_console b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_console
index ef8845f..85db63d 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_console
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_console
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ procname="/usr/local/libexec/albatross/vmmd_console"
 
 albatross_console_start () {
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_console_user}" \
-		     "${procname}" "${albatross_console_flags}"
+		     "${procname}" ${albatross_console_flags}
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_daemon b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_daemon
index 8ec44fa..ad40dac 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_daemon
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_daemon
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ albatross_daemon_precmd() {
 
 albatross_daemon_start () {
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" "${procname}" \
-                     "${albatross_daemon_flags}"
+                     ${albatross_daemon_flags}
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_influx b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_influx
index 21a050c..98a61c2 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_influx
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_influx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ albatross_influx_precmd() {
 
 albatross_influx_start () {
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_influx_user}" \
-		     "${procname}" "${albatross_influx_flags}"
+		     "${procname}" ${albatross_influx_flags}
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_log b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_log
index f44b2ea..f2b6eeb 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_log
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_log
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ albatross_log_precmd () {
 
 albatross_log_start () {
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_log_user}" \
-		     "${procname}" "${albatross_log_flags}"
+		     "${procname}" ${albatross_log_flags}
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_stat b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_stat
index 305f6cc..6938433 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_stat
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_stat
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ procname="/usr/local/libexec/albatross/vmmd_stats"
 
 albatross_stat_start () {
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_stat_user}" \
-		     "${procname}" "${albatross_stat_flags}"
+		     "${procname}" ${albatross_stat_flags}
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_tls b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_tls
index eef0406..d690f36 100755
--- a/packaging/rc.d/albatross_tls
+++ b/packaging/rc.d/albatross_tls
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ albatross_tls_precmd() {
 
 albatross_tls_start () {
     /usr/sbin/daemon -S -p "${pidfile}" -u "${albatross_tls_user}" \
-		     "${procname}" "${albatross_tls_flags}"
+		     "${procname}" ${albatross_tls_flags}
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"