diff --git a/gem5-shell b/gem5-shell
index 49d123a..29355b6 100755
--- a/gem5-shell
+++ b/gem5-shell
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 offset="${1:-0}"
 base=3456
-telnet localhost $(("$base" + "$offset"))
+telnet localhost $(($base + $offset))