diff --git a/flattener/core.py b/flattener/core.py
index 855c4a7..fc8d0b5 100755
--- a/flattener/core.py
+++ b/flattener/core.py
@@ -89,13 +89,12 @@ def main():
 		help="Specifies the path replacements to pass onto solidity. See solc --help for more information.")
 	args = parser.parse_args()
 
+	solc_args = ["solc", "--ast", args.target_solidity_file]
 	if args.solc_paths:
-		solc_args = ["solc", args.solc_paths, "--ast", args.target_solidity_file]
-	else:
-		solc_args = ["solc", "--ast", args.target_solidity_file]
+		solc_args[1:1] = args.solc_paths.split()
 	solc_proc = subprocess.run(solc_args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
 	solc_proc.check_returncode()
 	flatten_contract(solc_proc.stdout, args.output)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-	main()
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+	main()