diff --git a/connection-stats b/connection-stats
index 0756631..411387a 100755
--- a/connection-stats
+++ b/connection-stats
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 
 set -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
 
-[[ $# -ge 1 ]] || exit 1
+[[ $# -eq 1 ]] || exit 1
 
 user=root
 
 . hosts.sh
 
 declare -n hosts=hosts_$1
-shift
 for host in ${hosts[@]}; do
     echo $host
     echo
diff --git a/nginx-stats b/nginx-stats
index 39ca72e..c2bf350 100755
--- a/nginx-stats
+++ b/nginx-stats
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 
 set -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
 
-[[ $# -ge 1 ]] || exit 1
+[[ $# -eq 1 ]] || exit 1
 
 user=root
 
 . hosts.sh
 
 declare -n hosts=hosts_$1
-shift
 for host in ${hosts[@]}; do
     echo $host
     echo