diff --git a/src/config/cmdline.c b/src/config/cmdline.c
index 113287f6b..64658485e 100644
--- a/src/config/cmdline.c
+++ b/src/config/cmdline.c
@@ -234,16 +234,15 @@ remote_cmd(struct option *o, unsigned char ***argv, int *argc)
 		skip_space(arg);
 
 		argend = strchr(arg, ')');
-	}
 
-	if (!argend) {
-		/* Just open any passed URLs in new tabs */
-		remote_session_flags |= SES_REMOTE_NEW_TAB;
-		return NULL;
+		if (!argend) {
+			/* Just open any passed URLs in new tabs */
+			remote_session_flags |= SES_REMOTE_NEW_TAB;
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		skipback_whitespace(arg, argend);
 	}
 
-	skipback_whitespace(arg, argend);
-
 	for (method = 0; remote_methods[method].name; method++) {
 		unsigned char *name = remote_methods[method].name;