diff --git a/paraproxy/__init__.py b/paraproxy/__init__.py
index 3e97a04..0d8eb2b 100644
--- a/paraproxy/__init__.py
+++ b/paraproxy/__init__.py
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ def __paramiko_SSHClient_proxy_cmdchain(self, hostname, rec=0):
 		exe = os.path.basename(command_args[0].lower())
 		if exe.lower() == 'ssh' or exe.lower() == 'ssh.exe':
 			# command is SSH, extract the host and the remote command
-			remote_cmd = command_args.pop()
-			remote_host = command_args.pop()
+			# Assume the first parameter is the remote host and the rest
+			# the commands we need to run on the host
+			remote_host = command_args[1]
+			remote_cmd = " ".join(command_args[2:])
 
 			chain = [(remote_host, remote_cmd.replace('%h', hostname).replace('%p', port))]
 			next_hop = __paramiko_SSHClient_proxy_cmdchain(self, remote_host, rec+1)