diff --git a/src/pokerth_server.cpp b/src/pokerth_server.cpp
index 0700eb7b..a81495b4 100644
--- a/src/pokerth_server.cpp
+++ b/src/pokerth_server.cpp
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			("readonly-config", "treat config file as read-only")
 			;
 
-		po::variables_map vm;
-		po::store(po::parse_command_line(argc, argv, desc), vm);
-		po::notify(vm);
-
-		if (vm.count("help"))
-		{
-			cout << desc << endl;
+		po::variables_map vm;
+		po::store(po::parse_command_line(argc, argv, desc), vm);
+		po::notify(vm);
+
+		if (vm.count("help"))
+		{
+			cout << desc << endl;
 			return 1;
 		}
 		if (vm.count("version"))