diff --git a/deploy/lib/server_config.rb b/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
index b295d308..3b2f098e 100644
--- a/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
+++ b/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@ def execute_query(query, properties = {})
 
   def restart
     group = ARGV.shift
+    # Exclude any argument passed from command line.
+    if group.index("-") == 0
+      group = nil
+    end
+
     if group
       logger.info "Restarting MarkLogic Server group #{group} on #{@hostname}"
     else