--- a/util/startup.lua	Sun Jan 19 15:34:28 2020 +0000
+++ b/util/startup.lua	Sun Jan 19 15:39:49 2020 +0000
@@ -19,50 +19,52 @@
 function startup.parse_args()
 	local parsed_opts = {};
 
-	if #arg > 0 and arg[1] ~= "--config" then
-		while true do
-			local raw_param = arg[1];
-			if not raw_param then
-				break;
-			end
+	if #arg == 0 then
+		return;
+	end
+	while true do
+		local raw_param = arg[1];
+		if not raw_param then
+			break;
+		end
 
-			local prefix = raw_param:match("^%-%-?");
-			if not prefix then
-				break;
-			elseif prefix == "--" and raw_param == "--" then
-				table.remove(arg, 1);
-				break;
-			end
-			local param = table.remove(arg, 1):sub(#prefix+1);
-			if #param == 1 then
-				param = short_params[param];
-			end
+		local prefix = raw_param:match("^%-%-?");
+		if not prefix then
+			break;
+		elseif prefix == "--" and raw_param == "--" then
+			table.remove(arg, 1);
+			break;
+		end
+		local param = table.remove(arg, 1):sub(#prefix+1);
+		if #param == 1 then
+			param = short_params[param];
+		end
 
-			if not param then
-				print("Unknown command-line option: "..tostring(param));
-				print("Perhaps you meant to use prosodyctl instead?");
+		if not param then
+			print("Unknown command-line option: "..tostring(param));
+			print("Perhaps you meant to use prosodyctl instead?");
+			os.exit(1);
+		end
+
+		local param_k, param_v;
+		if value_params[param] then
+			param_k, param_v = param, table.remove(arg, 1);
+			if not param_v then
+				print("Expected a value to follow command-line option: "..raw_param);
 				os.exit(1);
 			end
-
-			local param_k, param_v;
-			if value_params[param] then
-				param_k, param_v = param, table.remove(arg, 1);
-				if not param_v then
-					print("Expected a value to follow command-line option: "..raw_param);
-					os.exit(1);
-				end
-			else
-				param_k, param_v = param:match("^([^=]+)=(.+)$");
-				if not param_k then
-					if param:match("^no%-") then
-						param_k, param_v = param:sub(4), false;
-					else
-						param_k, param_v = param, true;
-					end
+		else
+			param_k, param_v = param:match("^([^=]+)=(.+)$");
+			if not param_k then
+				if param:match("^no%-") then
+					param_k, param_v = param:sub(4), false;
+				else
+					param_k, param_v = param, true;
 				end
 			end
-			parsed_opts[param_k] = param_v;
 		end
+		parsed_opts[param_k] = param_v;
+		print("ARG", param_k, param_v);
 	end
 	prosody.opts = parsed_opts;
 end