diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index 27a9a8e..59c21eb 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ while :; do
             configure_secret_store
             [ -n "${NODE_COMPOSE_FILE}" ] && COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${NODE_COMPOSE_FILE}"
             [ ${KEEPER_DEPLOY_CONTRACTS} = "true" ] && clean_local_contracts
-            [ ${FORCEPULL} = "true" ] && docker-compose "$DOCKER_COMPOSE_EXTRA_OPTS" --project-name=$PROJECT_NAME "$COMPOSE_FILES" pull
+            [ ${FORCEPULL} = "true" ] && eval docker-compose "$DOCKER_COMPOSE_EXTRA_OPTS" --project-name=$PROJECT_NAME "$COMPOSE_FILES" pull
             eval docker-compose "$DOCKER_COMPOSE_EXTRA_OPTS" --project-name=$PROJECT_NAME "$COMPOSE_FILES" up --remove-orphans
             break
     esac