diff --git a/bpytop.py b/bpytop.py
index 16482c0..a2b18d6 100755
--- a/bpytop.py
+++ b/bpytop.py
@@ -63,16 +63,21 @@ args.add_argument("-b", "--boxes",		action="store",	dest="boxes", 	help = "which
 args.add_argument("-lc", "--low-color", action="store_true", 			help = "disable truecolor, converts 24-bit colors to 256-color")
 args.add_argument("-v", "--version",	action="store_true", 			help = "show version info and exit")
 args.add_argument("--debug",			action="store_true", 			help = "start with loglevel set to DEBUG overriding value set in config")
-stdargs = args.parse_args()
 
-if stdargs.version:
-	print(f'bpytop version: {VERSION}\n'
-		f'psutil version: {".".join(str(x) for x in psutil.version_info)}')
-	raise SystemExit(0)
-
-ARG_BOXES: str = stdargs.boxes
-LOW_COLOR: bool = stdargs.low_color
-DEBUG: bool = stdargs.debug
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	stdargs = args.parse_args()
+	if stdargs.version:
+		print(f'bpytop version: {VERSION}\n'
+			f'psutil version: {".".join(str(x) for x in psutil.version_info)}')
+		raise SystemExit(0)
+
+	ARG_BOXES: str = stdargs.boxes
+	LOW_COLOR: bool = stdargs.low_color
+	DEBUG: bool = stdargs.debug
+else:
+	ARG_BOXES = None
+	LOW_COLOR = False
+	DEBUG = False
 
 #? Variables ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->