diff --git a/cronwrapper/__init__.py b/cronwrapper/__init__.py
index 4712ece..60d21ec 100755
--- a/cronwrapper/__init__.py
+++ b/cronwrapper/__init__.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def parse_args():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if not args.name:
-        args.name = [os.path.basename(args.command[0])]
+        args.name = os.path.basename(args.command[0])
 
     return args