diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e77f861b5..25c257d23 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -16,14 +16,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 )
 
-func main() {
-	dbFile := flag.String("database", "", "Path to the database file.")
-	logDirectory := flag.String("logdir", "", "Directory where logs will be written to")
-	backupDirectory := flag.String("backupdir", "", "Directory where backups will be written to")
-	enableDebugOptions := flag.Bool("enableDebugFeatures", false, "Enable additional debugging options.")
-	enableVerboseLogging := flag.Bool("enableVerboseLogging", false, "Enable additional logging.")
-	restoreDatabaseFile := flag.String("restoreDatabase", "", "Restore an Owncast database backup")
+var dbFile = flag.String("database", "", "Path to the database file.")
+var logDirectory = flag.String("logdir", "", "Directory where logs will be written to")
+var backupDirectory = flag.String("backupdir", "", "Directory where backups will be written to")
+var enableDebugOptions = flag.Bool("enableDebugFeatures", false, "Enable additional debugging options.")
+var enableVerboseLogging = flag.Bool("enableVerboseLogging", false, "Enable additional logging.")
+var restoreDatabaseFile = flag.String("restoreDatabase", "", "Restore an Owncast database backup")
+var newStreamKey = flag.String("streamkey", "", "Set your stream key/admin password")
+var webServerPortOverride = flag.String("webserverport", "", "Force the web server to listen on a specific port")
+var webServerIPOverride = flag.String("webserverip", "", "Force web server to listen on this IP address")
+var rtmpPortOverride = flag.Int("rtmpport", 0, "Set listen port for the RTMP server")
 
+func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if *logDirectory != "" {
@@ -84,11 +88,6 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func handleCommandLineFlags() {
-	newStreamKey := flag.String("streamkey", "", "Set your stream key/admin password")
-	webServerPortOverride := flag.String("webserverport", "", "Force the web server to listen on a specific port")
-	webServerIPOverride := flag.String("webserverip", "", "Force web server to listen on this IP address")
-	rtmpPortOverride := flag.Int("rtmpport", 0, "Set listen port for the RTMP server")
-
 	if *newStreamKey != "" {
 		if err := data.SetStreamKey(*newStreamKey); err != nil {
 			log.Errorln("Error setting your stream key.", err)