diff --git a/protogeni/lib/GeniCluster.pm.in b/protogeni/lib/GeniCluster.pm.in
index 388247df41f82451b115cdf9fcdbf838deadd7f5..019c2a38ae36c9d6cabbd186094e79103e9b9fb3 100644
--- a/protogeni/lib/GeniCluster.pm.in
+++ b/protogeni/lib/GeniCluster.pm.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2008-2017 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2018 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # 
 # {{{GENIPUBLIC-LICENSE
 # 
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ sub Reserve($)
 	# For now all reservations need approval. Even admins, which is
 	# better for testing.
 	#
-	$args = "-p $args";
+	$args = "$args";
     }
 
     # Write the reason to a tempfile to pass in. This will auto unlink.