diff --git a/bin/shoryuken b/bin/shoryuken
index 6d44aed8..513ad98e 100755
--- a/bin/shoryuken
+++ b/bin/shoryuken
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Shoryuken
       desc 'start', 'Start shoryuken'
       method_option :concurrency, aliases: '-c', type: :numeric, desc: 'Processor threads to use'
       method_option :daemon,      aliases: '-d', type: :boolean, desc: 'Daemonize process'
-      method_option :queue,       aliases: '-q', type: :string,  desc: 'Queues to process with optional weights'
+      method_option :queues,      aliases: '-q', type: :array,   desc: 'Queues to process with optional weights'
       method_option :require,     aliases: '-r', type: :string,  desc: 'Dir or path of the workers'
       method_option :config,      aliases: '-C', type: :string,  desc: 'Path to config file'
       method_option :rails,       aliases: '-R', type: :boolean, desc: 'Load Rails'
@@ -27,15 +27,16 @@ module Shoryuken
       method_option :pidfile,     aliases: '-P', type: :string,  desc: 'Path to pidfile'
       method_option :verbose,     aliases: '-v', type: :boolean, desc: 'Print more verbose output'
       def start
-        if options[:queue]
-          queue, weight = options[:queue].split(',')
-          options[:queues] = [] unless options[:queues]
-          options[:queues] << [queue, weight]
-        end
+        opts = options.to_h.symbolize_keys
+
+        # Keep compatibility with old CLI queue format
+        opts[:queues] = opts[:queues].to_a.map { |q| q.split(',') }
 
-        fail_task "You should set a logfile if you're going to daemonize" unless options[:logfile]
+        if opts[:daemon] && opts[:logfile].nil?
+          fail_task "You should set a logfile if you're going to daemonize"
+        end
 
-        Shoryuken::Runner.instance.run(options.to_h)
+        Shoryuken::Runner.instance.run(opts.freeze)
       end
 
       desc 'version', 'Print version'
diff --git a/lib/shoryuken/environment_loader.rb b/lib/shoryuken/environment_loader.rb
index 502f57d9..44d26c1f 100644
--- a/lib/shoryuken/environment_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/shoryuken/environment_loader.rb
@@ -71,12 +71,11 @@ def load_rails
     end
 
     def merge_cli_defined_queues
-      cli_defined_queues = options.delete(:queues) || []
+      cli_defined_queues = options[:queues]
 
       cli_defined_queues.each do |cli_defined_queue|
-        Shoryuken.options[:queues].delete_if do |config_file_queue|
-          config_file_queue[0] == cli_defined_queue[0]
-        end
+        # CLI defined queues override config_file defined queues
+        Shoryuken.options[:queues].delete_if { |config_file_queue| config_file_queue[0] == cli_defined_queue[0] }
 
         Shoryuken.options[:queues] << cli_defined_queue
       end