diff --git a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_api.py b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_api.py
--- a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_api.py
+++ b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_api.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def argparser(argv):
                  'be also `%s`' % (FORMAT_PRETTY, FORMAT_JSON),
             default=FORMAT_PRETTY
     )
-    args, other = parser.parse_known_args(args=argv)
+    args, other = parser.parse_known_args(args=argv[1:])
     return parser, args, other
 
 
diff --git a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_gist.py b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_gist.py
--- a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_gist.py
+++ b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_gist.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def argparser(argv):
                        'be also `%s`' % (FORMAT_PRETTY, FORMAT_JSON),
             default=FORMAT_PRETTY
     )
-    args, other = parser.parse_known_args(args=argv)
+    args, other = parser.parse_known_args(args=argv[1:])
     return parser, args, other