diff --git a/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init b/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
index e25dc78d1..6e5ad28e3 100755
--- a/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
+++ b/docker/etc/my_init.d/10_dokku_init
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ main() {
       if dokku plugin:installed "$plugin_name"; then
         log-warn "Skipping already installed plugin: $plugin_name"
       else
-        dokku plugin:install "$(echo "$line" | cut -d':' -f2)" --name "$plugin_name"
+        dokku plugin:install "$(echo "$line" | awk -F': ' '{print $2}')" --name "$plugin_name"
       fi
     done </mnt/dokku/plugin-list
   fi