diff --git a/crates/nargo/src/cli/build_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo/src/cli/build_cmd.rs
index 337581787d7..dd340908e0c 100644
--- a/crates/nargo/src/cli/build_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo/src/cli/build_cmd.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use super::{add_std_lib, write_to_file, PROVER_INPUT_FILE, VERIFIER_INPUT_FILE};
 
 pub(crate) fn run(args: ArgMatches) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let package_dir = std::env::current_dir().unwrap();
+    let args = args.subcommand_matches("build").unwrap();
     let allow_warnings = args.is_present("allow-warnings");
+
+    let package_dir = std::env::current_dir().unwrap();
     build_from_path(package_dir, allow_warnings)?;
     println!("Constraint system successfully built!");
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/nargo/src/cli/mod.rs b/crates/nargo/src/cli/mod.rs
index 537f4c540bb..5310d4f0ea8 100644
--- a/crates/nargo/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ pub fn start_cli() {
         .about("Noir's package manager")
         .version("0.1")
         .author("Kevaundray Wedderburn <kevtheappdev@gmail.com>")
-        .subcommand(App::new("build").about("Builds the constraint system"))
+        .subcommand(
+            App::new("build").about("Builds the constraint system").arg(allow_warnings.clone()),
+        )
         .subcommand(App::new("contract").about("Creates the smart contract code for circuit"))
         .subcommand(
             App::new("new")
@@ -58,11 +60,7 @@ pub fn start_cli() {
             App::new("verify")
                 .about("Given a proof and a program, verify whether the proof is valid")
                 .arg(Arg::with_name("proof").help("The proof to verify").required(true))
-                .arg(
-                    Arg::with_name("allow-warnings")
-                        .long("allow-warnings")
-                        .help("Issue a warning for each unused variable instead of an error"),
-                ),
+                .arg(allow_warnings.clone()),
         )
         .subcommand(
             App::new("prove")
diff --git a/crates/nargo/src/cli/verify_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo/src/cli/verify_cmd.rs
index aa861537cb8..1d0c57a2e1f 100644
--- a/crates/nargo/src/cli/verify_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo/src/cli/verify_cmd.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ use noirc_abi::{input_parser::InputValue, Abi};
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, path::Path, path::PathBuf};
 
 pub(crate) fn run(args: ArgMatches) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let proof_name = args.subcommand_matches("verify").unwrap().value_of("proof").unwrap();
+    let args = args.subcommand_matches("verify").unwrap();
+
+    let proof_name = args.value_of("proof").unwrap();
     let mut proof_path = std::path::PathBuf::new();
     proof_path.push(Path::new(PROOFS_DIR));
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run(args: ArgMatches) -> Result<(), CliError> {
     proof_path.set_extension(PROOF_EXT);
 
     let allow_warnings = args.is_present("allow-warnings");
+    dbg!(args.clone());
     let result = verify(proof_name, allow_warnings)?;
     println!("Proof verified : {}\n", result);
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/Nargo.toml b/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0b467ce5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[package]
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = "0.1"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/Prover.toml b/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/Prover.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c12ebba6cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/Prover.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+x = "1"
+y = "2"
diff --git a/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/src/main.nr b/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d0ffa8a0d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo/tests/build_tests_data/pass_dev_mode/unused/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main(x : Field, y : pub Field) {
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file