diff --git a/commit_hooks/r10k_syntax_check.sh b/commit_hooks/r10k_syntax_check.sh
index b820eb9..c1a827d 100755
--- a/commit_hooks/r10k_syntax_check.sh
+++ b/commit_hooks/r10k_syntax_check.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This script assumes you have installed r10k and will perform a syntax check on the Puppetfile if existing
 
 echo "Performing a syntax check on the r10k Puppetfile:"
-PUPPETFILE="$1" r10k puppetfile check
+r10k puppetfile check --puppetfile "$1"
 
 if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
 then