diff --git a/bin/container_daemon b/bin/container_daemon
index 91641e85d4b..fd939338ff9 100644
--- a/bin/container_daemon
+++ b/bin/container_daemon
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ else
   ipfs config Addresses.Gateway /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/8080
 fi
 
-exec ipfs daemon --enable-gc
+exec ipfs daemon "$@"