diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/docker_utils/run.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/docker_utils/run.py
index 4b42ab3643..f7336eb7c2 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/docker_utils/run.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/docker_utils/run.py
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ def run_prediction_container(
         raise ValueError(f'artifact_uri must be a GCS path but it is "{artifact_uri}".')
     envs[prediction.AIP_STORAGE_URI] = artifact_uri if artifact_uri is not None else ""
 
-    command = (
+    entrypoint = (
         serving_container_command[:] if serving_container_command is not None else []
     )
-    command += serving_container_args if serving_container_args is not None else []
+    command = serving_container_args[:] if serving_container_args is not None else []
 
     credential_from_adc_env = credential_path is None
     credential_path = credential_path or _get_adc_environment_variable()
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ def run_prediction_container(
     container = client.containers.run(
         serving_container_image_uri,
         command=command if len(command) > 0 else None,
+        entrypoint=entrypoint if len(entrypoint) > 0 else None,
         ports={port: host_port},
         environment=envs,
         volumes=volumes,
diff --git a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_docker_utils.py b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_docker_utils.py
index 26a99c47e3..140fa1fe45 100644
--- a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_docker_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_docker_utils.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def test_run_prediction_container(self, docker_client_mock):
         docker_client_mock.containers.run.assert_called_once_with(
             self.IMAGE_URI,
             command=None,
+            entrypoint=None,
             ports={prediction.DEFAULT_AIP_HTTP_PORT: None},
             environment={
                 prediction.AIP_HTTP_PORT: prediction.DEFAULT_AIP_HTTP_PORT,
@@ -145,7 +146,8 @@ def test_run_prediction_container_with_all_parameters(
 
         docker_client_mock.containers.run.assert_called_once_with(
             self.IMAGE_URI,
-            command=serving_container_command + serving_container_args,
+            command=serving_container_args,
+            entrypoint=serving_container_command,
             ports={serving_container_ports[0]: host_port},
             environment=environment,
             volumes=volumes,
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ def test_run_prediction_container_credential_from_adc(
         docker_client_mock.containers.run.assert_called_once_with(
             self.IMAGE_URI,
             command=None,
+            entrypoint=None,
             ports={prediction.DEFAULT_AIP_HTTP_PORT: None},
             environment={
                 prediction.AIP_HTTP_PORT: prediction.DEFAULT_AIP_HTTP_PORT,