diff --git a/cmd/windows_exporter/main.go b/cmd/windows_exporter/main.go
index 1edb3e09..9b61732e 100644
--- a/cmd/windows_exporter/main.go
+++ b/cmd/windows_exporter/main.go
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, args []string) int {
 	// Initialize collectors before loading and parsing CLI arguments
 	collectors := collector.NewWithFlags(app)
 
-	if err := config.Parse(app, os.Args[1:]); err != nil {
+	//nolint:contextcheck
+	if err := config.Parse(app, args); err != nil {
 		//nolint:sloglint // we do not have an logger yet
 		slog.LogAttrs(ctx, slog.LevelError, "Failed to load configuration",
 			slog.Any("err", err),
@@ -135,11 +136,13 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	debug.SetMemoryLimit(*memoryLimit)
+
 	logger, err := log.New(logConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.LogAttrs(ctx, slog.LevelError, "failed to create logger",
 			slog.Any("err", err),
 		)
+
 		return 1
 	}