diff --git a/packages/cmk-agent-ctl/scripts/shorten_dir_and_call.ps1 b/packages/cmk-agent-ctl/scripts/shorten_dir_and_call.ps1
index c8de6b2bf22..69bd351dc1d 100644
--- a/packages/cmk-agent-ctl/scripts/shorten_dir_and_call.ps1
+++ b/packages/cmk-agent-ctl/scripts/shorten_dir_and_call.ps1
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
 Write-Host "shorten dir: " $new
 Set-Location $new
 (Get-Item .).FullName
-&$args[2]
+& dir $args[2]
+& $args[2]
 [Environment]::Exit($LASTEXITCODE)
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