diff --git a/rmate b/rmate
index c6a8c41..b0a2109 100755
--- a/rmate
+++ b/rmate
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 
 # init
 #
-version="0.9.0"
-version_date="2014-09-02"
+version="0.9.1"
+version_date="2014-09-06"
 version_string="rmate-sh $version ($version_date)"
 
 # determine hostname
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ function canonicalize {
 
 while test "${1:0:1}" = "-"; do
     case $1 in
+        -)
+            break
+            ;;
         -H|--host)
             host=$2
             shift