diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index dd3b5a993..66f9f7f25 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function normalizeOutputFormat(
   return OutputFormat.TEXT;
 }
 
-export async function parseArguments(): Promise<CliArgs> {
+export async function parseArguments(settings: Settings): Promise<CliArgs> {
   let rawArgv = hideBin(process.argv);
 
   // hack: if the first argument is the CLI entry point, remove it
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
index d908583b7..ea2dee43b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export async function main() {
   const settings = loadSettings();
   await cleanupCheckpoints();
 
-  let argv = await parseArguments();
+  let argv = await parseArguments(settings.merged);
 
   // Check for invalid input combinations early to prevent crashes
   if (argv.promptInteractive && !process.stdin.isTTY) {