diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 204fec6..9cfb1a4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ unsafe fn detach_console() {
 
 fn main() {
     let mut failed = false;
+    let args = cli::parse();
+
+    if let Some(config_dir) = args.as_ref().ok().and_then(|args| args.config.as_ref()) {
+        *CONFIG_DIR.lock().unwrap() = Some(config_dir.clone());
+    }
 
     let logger = prepare_logging();
     #[allow(clippy::useless_asref)]
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ fn main() {
     log::debug!("Version: {}", *VERSION);
     log::debug!("Invocation: {:?}", std::env::args());
 
-    let args = match cli::parse() {
+    let args = match args {
         Ok(x) => x,
         Err(e) => {
             match e.kind() {
@@ -177,10 +182,6 @@ fn main() {
         }
     };
 
-    if let Some(config_dir) = args.config.as_deref() {
-        *CONFIG_DIR.lock().unwrap() = Some(config_dir.to_path_buf());
-    }
-
     match args.sub {
         None => {
             // Do any extra CLI parsing before we detach the console.