diff --git a/itl/command-nscp-local.conf b/itl/command-nscp-local.conf
index 2ff5ff6e1..d2cdc75f9 100644
--- a/itl/command-nscp-local.conf
+++ b/itl/command-nscp-local.conf
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ object CheckCommand "nscp-local" {
 		"-b" = {
 			set_if = "$nscp_boot$"
 		}
-		"-a" = "$nscp_arguments$"
+		"-a" = {
+			value = "$nscp_arguments$"
+			skip_key = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	vars.nscp_log_level = "critical"