diff --git a/api/main.go b/api/main.go
index fc7357b25..9342d14d5 100644
--- a/api/main.go
+++ b/api/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ func main() {
 	app := fiber.New()
 
 	var harDir = flag.String("hardir", "input", "Directory in which we read har files from")
+	flag.Parse()
+
 	go inserter.StartReadingFiles(*harDir)  // process to read files and insert to DB