diff --git a/console/application/cl_client.py b/console/application/cl_client.py
index 0eb1a45..bff56c5 100644
--- a/console/application/cl_client.py
+++ b/console/application/cl_client.py
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ def main(wait_thread):
     parser = parse()
     args, unknown_args = parser.parse_known_args()
     wait_thread.start()
+
+    if os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]) != 'cl-console':
+        args.method = '_temp_'
+        args.host = 'localhost'
+
     if not args.method and args.help:
         wait_thread.stop()
         sys.stdout.write('\r')
@@ -290,10 +295,6 @@ def main(wait_thread):
         parser.print_help()
         return 0
 
-    if os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]) != 'cl-console':
-        args.method = '_temp_'
-        args.host = 'localhost'
-
     if not args.method:
         if unknown_args:
             wait_thread.stop()