diff --git a/scripts/expire-paid-user.sh b/scripts/expire-paid-user.sh
index f869e22..da7ea79 100755
--- a/scripts/expire-paid-user.sh
+++ b/scripts/expire-paid-user.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ EXPIRES_DATE=""
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case "$1" in
         --date) EXPIRES_DATE="$2"; shift 2 ;;
-        --dev) DB_NAME="milkydata_dev" ;;
+        --dev) DB_NAME="milkydata_dev"; shift ;;
         --help|-h) usage ;;
         *) USER_ID="$1"; shift ;;
     esac