diff --git a/.github/container/ejabberdctl.template b/.github/container/ejabberdctl.template
index 8407ac5a3..dc9e99bc6 100755
--- a/.github/container/ejabberdctl.template
+++ b/.github/container/ejabberdctl.template
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ case $1 in
         ;;
     iexlive)
         livewarning
-        exec_iex "$ERLANG_NODE" --erl "$EJABBERD_OPTS" --app ejabberd
+        exec_iex "$ERLANG_NODE" --erl "$EJABBERD_OPTS"
         ;;
     ping)
         PEER=${2:-$ERLANG_NODE}
diff --git a/ejabberdctl.template b/ejabberdctl.template
index f1af26ca1..d255bcbaa 100755
--- a/ejabberdctl.template
+++ b/ejabberdctl.template
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ case $1 in
         ;;
     iexlive)
         livewarning
-        exec_iex "$ERLANG_NODE" --erl "$EJABBERD_OPTS" --app ejabberd
+        exec_iex "$ERLANG_NODE" --erl "$EJABBERD_OPTS"
         ;;
     ping)
         PEER=${2:-$ERLANG_NODE}