diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index 71b367a944..08a6ed57dd 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ bisect_replay () {
 	test -r "$file" || die "$(eval_gettext "cannot read \$file for replaying")"
 	git bisect--helper --bisect-reset || exit
 	oIFS="$IFS" IFS="$IFS$(printf '\015')"
-	while read git bisect command rev
+	while read git bisect command rev tail
 	do
 		test "$git $bisect" = "git bisect" || test "$git" = "git-bisect" || continue
 		if test "$git" = "git-bisect"
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ bisect_replay () {
 		get_terms
 		case "$command" in
 		start)
-			cmd="bisect_start $rev"
+			cmd="bisect_start $rev $tail"
 			eval "$cmd" ;;
 		"$TERM_GOOD"|"$TERM_BAD"|skip)
 			git bisect--helper --bisect-write "$command" "$rev" "$TERM_GOOD" "$TERM_BAD" || exit;;