diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/index.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/index.js
index f567262a36..ee02250b37 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports.defaultModes = {
 }
 
 function removeArg (rawArgs, argToRemove, offset = 1) {
-  const matchRE = new RegExp(`^--${argToRemove}`)
+  const matchRE = new RegExp(`^--${argToRemove}$`)
   const equalRE = new RegExp(`^--${argToRemove}=`)
   const i = rawArgs.findIndex(arg => matchRE.test(arg))
   if (i > -1) {