diff --git a/src/cxxopts.cpp b/src/cxxopts.cpp
index e0c31c1..a6baeec 100644
--- a/src/cxxopts.cpp
+++ b/src/cxxopts.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Options::parse(int& argc, char**& argv)
 {
   int current = 1;
 
-  std::set<int> consumed;
+  int nextKeep = 1;
 
   while (current != argc)
   {
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ Options::parse(int& argc, char**& argv)
       }
       else
       {
+        argv[nextKeep] = argv[current];
+        ++nextKeep;
       }
       //if we return from here then it was parsed successfully, so continue
     }
@@ -262,6 +264,8 @@ Options::parse(int& argc, char**& argv)
 
     ++current;
   }
+
+  argc = nextKeep;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 76a2753..de4fe73 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         << std::endl;
     }
 
+    std::cout << argc << std::endl;
+
   } catch (const cxxopts::OptionException& e)
   {
     std::cout << "error parsing options: " << e.what() << std::endl;