diff --git a/tools/build_snapshots.sh b/tools/build_snapshots.sh
index 98fcc6ff7c..0e9dee724d 100755
--- a/tools/build_snapshots.sh
+++ b/tools/build_snapshots.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export _sleeping=0
 
 snapshot_update_status() {
 	${BUILDER_ROOT}/build.sh ${NO_UPLOAD} ${POUDRIERE_SNAPSHOTS} \
-		--snapshot-update-status "$@"
+		--snapshot-update-status "$*"
 }
 
 git_last_commit() {
diff --git a/tools/builder_common.sh b/tools/builder_common.sh
index 453c7cf06e..be843b1f10 100644
--- a/tools/builder_common.sh
+++ b/tools/builder_common.sh
@@ -2054,8 +2054,8 @@ snapshots_update_status() {
 	if [ -z "${SNAPSHOTS}" -a -z "${POUDRIERE_SNAPSHOTS}" ]; then
 		return
 	fi
-	echo "$@"
-	echo "`date` -|- $@" >> $SNAPSHOTSLOGFILE
+	echo "$*"
+	echo "`date` -|- $*" >> $SNAPSHOTSLOGFILE
 	if [ -z "${DO_NOT_UPLOAD}" -a -n "${SNAPSHOTS_RSYNCIP}" ]; then
 		LU=$(cat $SNAPSHOTSLASTUPDATE 2>/dev/null)
 		CT=$(date "+%H%M%S")