diff --git a/shelly.cabal b/shelly.cabal
--- a/shelly.cabal
+++ b/shelly.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:       shelly
 
-Version:     1.6.1
+Version:     1.6.1.1
 Synopsis:    shell-like (systems) programming in Haskell
 
 Description: Shelly provides convenient systems programming in Haskell,
diff --git a/src/Shelly.hs b/src/Shelly.hs
--- a/src/Shelly.hs
+++ b/src/Shelly.hs
@@ -1051,13 +1051,13 @@
 --
 -- > git = command1 "git" []; git "pull" ["origin", "master"]
 command1 :: FilePath -> [Text] -> Text -> [Text] -> Sh Text
-command1 com args one_arg more_args = run com ([one_arg] ++ args ++ more_args)
+command1 com args one_arg more_args = run com (args ++ [one_arg] ++ more_args)
 
 -- | bind some arguments to run for re-use, and require 1 argument. Example:
 --
 -- > git_ = command1_ "git" []; git "pull" ["origin", "master"]
 command1_ :: FilePath -> [Text] -> Text -> [Text] -> Sh ()
-command1_ com args one_arg more_args = run_ com ([one_arg] ++ args ++ more_args)
+command1_ com args one_arg more_args = run_ com (args ++ [one_arg] ++ more_args)
 
 -- | the same as 'run', but return @()@ instead of the stdout content
 -- stdout will be read and discarded line-by-line