diff --git a/scripts/powerline b/scripts/powerline
index 1341861e..925ee438 100755
--- a/scripts/powerline
+++ b/scripts/powerline
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	args = get_argparser(description=__doc__).parse_args()
-	powerline = ShellPowerline(args, run_once=True, **kwargs)
+	powerline = ShellPowerline(args, run_once=True)
 	rendered = powerline.render(
 		width=args.width,
 		side=args.side,