diff --git a/lxc/execute b/lxc/execute
index 14db573..3438547 100755
--- a/lxc/execute
+++ b/lxc/execute
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ arg=$(basename $argpath)
 mkdir -p $basepath/tmp/$epoch
 chmod 777 $basepath/tmp/$epoch
 cat $2 > $basepath$filepath
-cat $3 > $basepath$argpath
+echo $3 > $basepath$stdinpath
 echo "${@:4}" > $basepath$argpath
 
 # process incrementor