diff --git a/container/container_init.go b/container/container_init.go
index a5985cd..39e9560 100644
--- a/container/container_init.go
+++ b/container/container_init.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 )
 
-func (c *Container) Init(reexec string, arg string) error {
+func (c *Container) Init(reexecCmd string, reexecArgs []string) error {
 	if err := c.ExecHooks("createRuntime"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("execute createRuntime hooks: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (c *Container) Init(reexec string, arg string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("execute createContainer hooks: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(reexec, []string{arg, c.ID()}...)
+	cmd := exec.Command(reexecCmd, append(reexecArgs, c.ID())...)
 
 	useTerminal := c.Spec.Process != nil &&
 		c.Spec.Process.Terminal &&
diff --git a/internal/cli/cli.go b/internal/cli/cli.go
index db0359e..762d4b1 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cli.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cli.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func createCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				ConsoleSocket: consoleSocket,
 				PIDFile:       pidFile,
 				ReexecCmd:     "/proc/self/exe",
-				ReexecSubcmd:  "reexec",
+				ReexecArgs:    []string{"reexec"},
 			})
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/commands/create.go b/internal/commands/create.go
index 153c0b3..2d3f2ff 100644
--- a/internal/commands/create.go
+++ b/internal/commands/create.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type CreateOpts struct {
 	ConsoleSocket string
 	PIDFile       string
 	ReexecCmd     string
-	ReexecSubcmd  string
+	ReexecArgs    []string
 }
 
 func Create(opts *CreateOpts) error {
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ func Create(opts *CreateOpts) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create container: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return cntr.Init(opts.ReexecCmd, opts.ReexecSubcmd)
+	return cntr.Init(opts.ReexecCmd, opts.ReexecArgs)
 }