diff --git a/src/napari_micromanager/__main__.py b/src/napari_micromanager/__main__.py
index 8a1ce3bf..04129d5a 100644
--- a/src/napari_micromanager/__main__.py
+++ b/src/napari_micromanager/__main__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 def main(args: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> None:
     """Create a napari viewer and add the MicroManager plugin to it."""
     if args is None:
-        args = sys.argv
+        args = sys.argv[1:]
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Enter string")
     parser.add_argument(