diff --git a/nova/templates/bin/_start-osapi.sh.tpl b/nova/templates/bin/_start-osapi.sh.tpl
index d1f0313299..5e51c57f7c 100644
--- a/nova/templates/bin/_start-osapi.sh.tpl
+++ b/nova/templates/bin/_start-osapi.sh.tpl
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ cp -p /tmp/iptables /sbin/iptables
 cp -p /tmp/iptables /sbin/iptables-restore
 cp -p /tmp/iptables /sbin/iptables-save
 
-exec nova-api--config-file /etc/nova/nova.conf
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+exec nova-api --config-file /etc/nova/nova.conf
\ No newline at end of file