diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a13f2d720..d4d14700d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning 2.0](https://semver.org/spec/v2
 - Fixed SynchronizationLockException when saving settings
 - Improved error messages with process output for 7z extraction errors
 - Fixed missing tkinter dependency for OneTrainer on Windows
+- Fixed auto-update on macOS not starting new version from an issue in starting .app bundles with arguments
 
 ## v2.8.0
 ### Added
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/Settings/MainSettingsViewModel.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/Settings/MainSettingsViewModel.cs
index 1e2dace5b..55b6c896b 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/Settings/MainSettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/Settings/MainSettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ AppData Directory [SpecialFolder.ApplicationData]
                             AppDataHome: {Compat.AppDataHome}
                             AppCurrentDir: {Compat.AppCurrentDir}
                             ExecutableName: {Compat.GetExecutableName()}
+                            AppName: {Compat.GetAppName()}
                             -- Settings --
                             Expected Portable Marker file: {expectedPortableFile}
                             Portable Marker file exists: {isPortableMode}
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Processes/ProcessRunner.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Processes/ProcessRunner.cs
index 2da50556b..e0f08caf9 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Processes/ProcessRunner.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Processes/ProcessRunner.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public static Process StartApp(string path, ProcessArgs args)
         if (Compat.IsMacOS)
         {
             startInfo.FileName = "open";
-            startInfo.Arguments = args.Prepend(path).ToString();
+            startInfo.Arguments = args.Prepend([path, "--args"]).ToString();
             startInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
         }
         else