diff --git a/bin/doom-doctor b/bin/doom-doctor
index ef191a474..59e735e8a 100755
--- a/bin/doom-doctor
+++ b/bin/doom-doctor
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 (defun sh (cmd &rest args)
   (ignore-errors
     (string-trim-right
-     (shell-command-to-string (apply #'format cmd args)))))
+     (shell-command-to-string (if args (apply #'format cmd args) cmd)))))
 
 (defun elc-check-dir (dir)
   (dolist (file (directory-files-recursively dir "\\.elc$"))