diff --git a/p4app/controller.py b/p4app/controller.py
index 35f5724..033d773 100644
--- a/p4app/controller.py
+++ b/p4app/controller.py
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ class L2Controller(object):
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='controller++')
         parser.add_argument('--mode', help='Select mode / settings to use', choices=self.modes)
         parser.add_argument('--debug', help='Enable debug logging', action='store_true')
-        args = parser.parse_args()
+
+        self.args = parser.parse_args()
         self.mode = args.mode