diff --git a/bitlbee.init.d-suse.in b/bitlbee.init.d-suse.in
index e5d21eb..89b0b2e 100644
--- a/bitlbee.init.d-suse.in
+++ b/bitlbee.init.d-suse.in
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ rc_reset
 case "$1" in
     start)
         echo -n "Starting bitlbee server" 
-        startproc $BITLBEE_BIN $BITLBEE_PARAM
+        startproc $BITLBEE_PARAM $BITLBEE_BIN
         rc_status -v
         ;;
     stop)