diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 747c9f2f..b49c806a 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ program
     , 'disable watching resources')
   .action(function() {
     var log = logger.createLogger('cli:local')
-      , options = cliutil.lastArg(arguments)
+      , args = arguments
+      , options = cliutil.lastArg(args)
       , procutil = require('./util/procutil')
 
     // Each forked process waits for signals to stop, and so we run over the
@@ -553,7 +554,7 @@ program
           , '--name', options.provider
           , '--connect-sub', options.bindDevPub
           , '--connect-push', options.bindDevPull
-          ].concat(cliutil.allUnknownArgs(arguments)))
+          ].concat(cliutil.allUnknownArgs(args)))
 
         // auth-mock
       , procutil.fork(__filename, [