diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 65bba1dd103..442c813a5a6 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ int GuiMain(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     /// 2. Parse command-line options. We do this after qt in order to show an error if there are problems parsing these
     // Command-line options take precedence:
+    node_context.args = &gArgs;
     SetupServerArgs(gArgs);
     SetupUIArgs(gArgs);
     std::string error;