diff --git a/ssm b/ssm
index 47b8bf9..7ca191b 100755
--- a/ssm
+++ b/ssm
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ main() {
 	done
 
 	# Get the service config
-	source "$service_config" "${@:3}" || die 7 "Failed to read the service config: $service_config"
+	source -- "$service_config" "${@:3}" || die 7 "Failed to read the service config: $service_config"
 	
 	# Legacy
 	[[ "$service_args" ]] && service_command=( "${service_command[@]}" "${service_args[@]}" )