diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/CommandRef.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/CommandRef.java
index eace2e1f2..d76a59b60 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/CommandRef.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/CommandRef.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public class CommandRef {
 				s.append(Character.toLowerCase(c));
 			} else {
 				s.append(c);
+				lastWasDash = false;
 			}
 		}
 		return s.toString();