diff --git a/contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk b/contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk
index ee2cc7717bc48718cbc90a86d4a7e3530bfe08e9..56a8d36c37cc391cb976f3538dcdf54f9af5c789 100755
--- a/contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk
+++ b/contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+CLIARGS="$*"		# Grab any args passed to safe_asterisk
 TTY=9			# TTY (if you want one) for Asterisk to run on
 CONSOLE=yes		# Whether or not you want a console
 #NOTIFY=ben@alkaloid.net	# Who to notify about crashes
@@ -42,10 +43,10 @@ run_asterisk()
 		if [ "$TTY" != "" ]; then
 			cd /tmp
 			stty sane < /dev/${TTY}
-			asterisk ${ASTARGS} >& /dev/${TTY} < /dev/${TTY}
+			asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS} >& /dev/${TTY} < /dev/${TTY}
 		else
 			cd /tmp
-			asterisk ${ASTARGS}
+			asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS}
 		fi
 		EXITSTATUS=$?
 		echo "Asterisk ended with exit status $EXITSTATUS"
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ run_asterisk()
 			fi
 		fi
 		echo "Automatically restarting Asterisk."
-		sleep 1
+		sleep 4
 	done
 }