diff --git a/GitKraken.desktop b/GitKraken.desktop
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4297bab59ec6..0a783a2fac63
--- a/GitKraken.desktop
+++ b/GitKraken.desktop
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Name=GitKraken
 Comment=Unleash your repo
-Exec=gitkraken
+Exec=gitkraken %f
 Icon=gitkraken
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
diff --git a/gitkraken.sh b/gitkraken.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2d8e87d299d3..1056b7e85b71
--- a/gitkraken.sh
+++ b/gitkraken.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
-/opt/gitkraken/gitkraken "$@"
+if [[ "$#" == '1' && "${1:0:1}" != '-' ]]; then
+    exec /opt/gitkraken/gitkraken -p "$1"
+else
+    exec /opt/gitkraken/gitkraken "$@"
+fi