diff --git a/distrobox-export b/distrobox-export
index 4f027ad16e..7cc528b11b 100755
--- a/distrobox-export
+++ b/distrobox-export
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ generate_script() {
 if [ -z "\${CONTAINER_ID}" ]; then
 	exec "${DISTROBOX_ENTER_PATH:-"distrobox-enter"}" ${rootful} -n ${container_name} ${enter_flags} -- ${sudo_prefix} ${container_command_suffix}
 elif [ -n "\${CONTAINER_ID}" ] && [ "\${CONTAINER_ID}" != "${container_name}" ]; then
-	exec distrobox-host-exec '${dest_path}/$(basename "${exported_bin}")' ${extra_flags} "\$@"
+	exec distrobox-host-exec '${dest_path}/$(basename "${exported_bin}")' "\$@"
 else
 	exec '${exported_bin}' "\$@"
 fi