diff --git a/internal/cmd/commands/connect/connect.go b/internal/cmd/commands/connect/connect.go
index 7b8b9b9d62..c40a93d2b0 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/commands/connect/connect.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/commands/connect/connect.go
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ func (c *Command) Run(args []string) (retCode int) {
 		if v == "--" {
 			passthroughArgs = args[i+1:]
 			args = args[:i]
+			break // only consider the first instance of '--' in the args list
 		}
 	}