diff --git a/bin/git-ignore-io b/bin/git-ignore-io
index 6b616f2dc..5b7247268 100755
--- a/bin/git-ignore-io
+++ b/bin/git-ignore-io
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ else
                 show_usage
                 exit
             fi
-            search "$2"
+            search "$1"
             ;;
         -L|--list-alphabetically)
             print_in_alphabetical_order