diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/view.vim b/autoload/vimtex/view.vim
index bf8ea24..15c24e2 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/view.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/view.vim
@@ -346,10 +346,11 @@ endfunction
 " }}}2
 function! s:zathura.start(outfile) dict " {{{2
   let exe = {}
-  let exe.cmd  = 'zathura ' .  g:vimtex_view_zathura_options
+  let exe.cmd  = 'zathura '
   let exe.cmd .= ' -x "' . g:vimtex_latexmk_progname
         \ . ' --servername ' . v:servername
         \ . ' --remote +\%{line} \%{input}"'
+  let exe.cmd .= ' ' .  g:vimtex_view_zathura_options
   let exe.cmd .= ' ' . vimtex#util#shellescape(a:outfile)
   call vimtex#util#execute(exe)
   let self.cmd_start = exe.cmd