diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index 72af0aad..c6eb235c 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -445,10 +445,8 @@ func (r *Revid) startRaspivid() error {
 		if r.config.VerticalFlip == Yes {
 			args = append(args, "-vf")
 		}
-		// Log all the args and create []string
-		argsStr := strings.Join(args, " ")
-		r.config.Logger.Log(smartlogger.Info, pkg+"raspivid args", "raspividArgs", argsStr)
-		r.cmd = exec.Command("raspivid", argsStr)
+		r.config.Logger.Log(smartlogger.Info, pkg+"raspivid args", "raspividArgs", strings.Join(args, " "))
+		r.cmd = exec.Command("raspivid", args...)
 
 	case Mjpeg:
 		// FIXME(saxon): do above in this case too