diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Tye.Extensions/Dapr/DaprExtension.cs b/src/Microsoft.Tye.Extensions/Dapr/DaprExtension.cs
index 708461cf..bf654fb0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Tye.Extensions/Dapr/DaprExtension.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Tye.Extensions/Dapr/DaprExtension.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Tye.Extensions.Dapr
 
                         // These environment variables are replaced with environment variables
                         // defined for this service.
-                        Args = $"run -app-id {project.Name} -app-port %APP_PORT% -dapr-grpc-port %DAPR_GRPC_PORT% --dapr-http-port %DAPR_HTTP_PORT% --metrics-port %METRICS_PORT% --placement-host-address localhost:{daprPlacementPort}",
+                        Args = $"run --app-id {project.Name} --app-port %APP_PORT% --dapr-grpc-port %DAPR_GRPC_PORT% --dapr-http-port %DAPR_HTTP_PORT% --metrics-port %METRICS_PORT% --placement-host-address localhost:{daprPlacementPort}",
                     };
 
                     // When running locally `-config` specifies a filename, not a configuration name. By convention
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Tye.Extensions.Dapr
                         var configFile = Path.Combine(context.Application.Source.DirectoryName!, "components", $"{daprConfig}.yaml");
                         if (File.Exists(configFile))
                         {
-                            proxy.Args += $" -config \"{configFile}\"";
+                            proxy.Args += $" --config \"{configFile}\"";
                         }
                         else
                         {
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.Tye.Extensions.Dapr
 
                     if (config.Data.TryGetValue("log-level", out obj) && obj?.ToString() is string logLevel)
                     {
-                        proxy.Args += $" -log-level {logLevel}";
+                        proxy.Args += $" --log-level {logLevel}";
                     }
 
                     if (config.Data.TryGetValue("components-path", out obj) && obj?.ToString() is string componentsPath)
                     {
-                        proxy.Args += $" -components-path {componentsPath}";
+                        proxy.Args += $" --components-path {componentsPath}";
                     }
                     // Add dapr proxy as a service available to everyone.
                     proxy.Dependencies.UnionWith(context.Application.Services.Select(s => s.Name));