diff --git a/src/gl-auth-command b/src/gl-auth-command
index 60f0e40..ad16569 100755
--- a/src/gl-auth-command
+++ b/src/gl-auth-command
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ if ($ENV{SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND} =~ $CUSTOM_COMMANDS) {
 # single quotes):
 #       git-receive-pack 'reponame.git'

-my ($verb, $repo) = ($ENV{SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND} =~ /^\s*(git\s+\S+|\S+)\s+'\/?(.*?)(?:\.git)?'/);
+my ($verb, $repo) = ($ENV{SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND} =~ /^\s*((?:git\s+\S+|\S+)(?:\s+--\S+)?)\s+'\/?(.*?)(?:\.git)?'/);
+$verb =~ s/\s+--quiet$//;
 unless ( $verb and ( $verb eq 'git-init' or $verb =~ $R_COMMANDS or $verb =~ $W_COMMANDS ) and $repo and $repo =~ $REPONAME_PATT ) {
     special_cmd ($shell_allowed);
     exit 0;