diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9be40f6..c0995f2 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Examples
 4. ``dockcross bash -c '$CC test/C/hello.c -o hello'``: Build the *hello.c* file
    with the compiler identified with the ``CC`` environmental variable in the
    build environment.
-5. ``dockcross --args -it bash``: Run an interactive shell in the build environment.
+5. ``dockcross bash``: Run an interactive shell in the build environment.
 
 Note that commands are executed verbatim. If any shell processing for
 environment variable expansion or redirection is required, please use
diff --git a/imagefiles/dockcross b/imagefiles/dockcross
index 7299c17..e7ef3c6 100755
--- a/imagefiles/dockcross
+++ b/imagefiles/dockcross
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ fi
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Now, finally, run the command in a container
 #
-docker run --rm \
+tty -s && TTY_ARGS=-ti || TTY_ARGS=
+docker run $TTY_ARGS --rm \
     -v $PWD:/work \
     $USER_IDS \
     $FINAL_ARGS \