diff --git a/bin/pyspark b/bin/pyspark
index 67e1f61eeb..cad982bc33 100755
--- a/bin/pyspark
+++ b/bin/pyspark
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ if [ -n "$IPYTHON_OPTS" ]; then
   IPYTHON=1
 fi
 
-if [[ "$IPYTHON" = "1" ]] ; then
+# Only use ipython if no command line arguments were provided [SPARK-1134]
+if [[ "$IPYTHON" = "1" && $# = 0 ]] ; then
   exec ipython $IPYTHON_OPTS
 else
   exec "$PYSPARK_PYTHON" "$@"