diff --git a/app/main.go b/app/main.go
index d813f21..14b40b7 100644
--- a/app/main.go
+++ b/app/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ var Config common.Config
 var UserSessions map[string]*UserSession
 var Realms map[string]Realm
 
-func Run(configPath *string, localDBPath *string) {
+func Run() {
+	configPath := flag.String("config", "config.json", "path to config.json file")
+	localDBPath := flag.String("localdb", "localdb.json", "path to localdb.json file")
+	flag.Parse()
+
 	// load config values
 	var err error
 	Config = common.GetConfig(*configPath)
diff --git a/user-manager-api.go b/user-manager-api.go
index fc60046..a458e68 100644
--- a/user-manager-api.go
+++ b/user-manager-api.go
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	app "access-manager-api/app"
-	"flag"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	configPath := flag.String("config", "config.json", "path to config.json file")
-	localDBPath := flag.String("localdb", "localdb.json", "path to localdb.json file")
-	flag.Parse()
-	app.Run(configPath, localDBPath)
+	app.Run()
 }