diff --git a/start_MEDM_xxx b/start_MEDM_xxx
index 5d43e088930083bfb2fc6af4f8b466dd8b53a360..2c2b35ba78899334a0106e5753d72fa86fc981ae 100755
--- a/start_MEDM_xxx
+++ b/start_MEDM_xxx
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ export START_PUTRECORDER=${EPICS_APP}/start_putrecorder
 export MACROS_PY=${EPICS_APP_ADL_DIR}/../python/macros.py
 export EDITOR=nedit
 
-medm -x xxx.adl&
+medm -x ${1:-${DEFAULT_UI_FILE}} &
+# TODO: what about ALL command line parameters?  "$*"