diff --git a/3.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/3.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index b13a184..8cb959c 100755
--- a/3.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/3.6/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -397,8 +397,9 @@ if [ "$haveSslConfig" ] && [ -f "$combinedSsl" ]; then
 	# we don't handle clustering in this script, but these args should ensure
 	# clustered SSL-enabled members will talk nicely
 	export ERL_SSL_PATH="$(erl -eval 'io:format("~p", [code:lib_dir(ssl, ebin)]),halt().' -noshell)"
-	export RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS="-pa $ERL_SSL_PATH -proto_dist inet_tls -ssl_dist_opt server_certfile $combinedSsl -ssl_dist_opt server_secure_renegotiate true client_secure_renegotiate true"
-	export RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS="$RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS"
+	sslErlArgs="-pa $ERL_SSL_PATH -proto_dist inet_tls -ssl_dist_opt server_certfile $combinedSsl -ssl_dist_opt server_secure_renegotiate true client_secure_renegotiate true"
+	export RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS="$RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS $sslErlArgs"
+	export RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS="$RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS $sslErlArgs"
 fi
 
 exec "$@"
diff --git a/3.6/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh b/3.6/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
index ad07d8e..8a117aa 100755
--- a/3.6/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/3.6/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -397,8 +397,9 @@ if [ "$haveSslConfig" ] && [ -f "$combinedSsl" ]; then
 	# we don't handle clustering in this script, but these args should ensure
 	# clustered SSL-enabled members will talk nicely
 	export ERL_SSL_PATH="$(erl -eval 'io:format("~p", [code:lib_dir(ssl, ebin)]),halt().' -noshell)"
-	export RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS="-pa $ERL_SSL_PATH -proto_dist inet_tls -ssl_dist_opt server_certfile $combinedSsl -ssl_dist_opt server_secure_renegotiate true client_secure_renegotiate true"
-	export RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS="$RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS"
+	sslErlArgs="-pa $ERL_SSL_PATH -proto_dist inet_tls -ssl_dist_opt server_certfile $combinedSsl -ssl_dist_opt server_secure_renegotiate true client_secure_renegotiate true"
+	export RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS="$RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS $sslErlArgs"
+	export RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS="$RABBITMQ_CTL_ERL_ARGS $sslErlArgs"
 fi
 
 exec "$@"