diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/config.py b/invokeai/app/services/config.py
index 9ff43467c58..a93c945e581 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/config.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/config.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class InvokeAISettings(BaseSettings):
 
     def parse_args(self, argv: list = sys.argv[1:]):
         parser = self.get_parser()
-        opt = parser.parse_args(argv)
+        opt, _ = parser.parse_known_args(argv)
         for name in self.__fields__:
             if name not in self._excluded():
                 value = getattr(opt, name)