diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index df09366f5985bb0adeac935f367a046f9840a7f8..7c2111ba82c7136eae53c58fcdecd4d7b243647c 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fn init_headless(dev_server_token: DevServerToken) {
     })
 }
 
-fn init_ui() {
+fn init_ui(args: Args) {
     menu::init();
     zed_actions::init();
 
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ fn init_ui() {
 
         cx.activate(true);
 
-        let args = Args::parse();
         let mut triggered_authentication = false;
         let urls: Vec<_> = args
             .paths_or_urls
@@ -436,7 +435,7 @@ fn main() {
         let dev_server_token = DevServerToken(dev_server_token);
         init_headless(dev_server_token)
     } else {
-        init_ui()
+        init_ui(args)
     }
 }