diff --git a/ofscraper/utils/args.py b/ofscraper/utils/args.py
index 4739f6ea5..589c15d8b 100644
--- a/ofscraper/utils/args.py
+++ b/ofscraper/utils/args.py
@@ -242,33 +242,36 @@ def getargs(input=None):
 
  
 
-
-    parser=create_parser(input)
-
-    args=parser.parse_args(input)
- 
-
-    #fix args
-    args.posts=list(set(args.posts or []))
-    args.excluded_post=list(set(args.excluded_posts or []))
-    args.username=set(args.username or [])
-    args.excluded_username=set( args.excluded_username or [])
-    args.label=set(args.label) if args.label else args.label
-    args.black_list=set(list(map(lambda x:x.lower(),args.black_list)))
-    if len(args.user_list)==0:args.user_list={constants.OFSCRAPER_RESERVED_LIST}
-    else:args.user_list=set(list(map(lambda x:x.lower(),args.user_list)))
-
+    try:
+        parser=create_parser(input)
     
-
-
-    if args.command in set(["post_check","msg_check"])and not (args.url or args.file):
-        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("error: argument missing --url or --file must be specified )")
-    elif args.command in set(["story_check","paid_check"])and not (args.username or args.file):
-        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("error: argument missing --username or --file must be specified )")
-    elif args.command in set(["manual"])and not (args.url or args.file):
-        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("error: argument missing --url or --file must be specified )")
-    print(args)
-    sys.exit()
+        args=parser.parse_args(input)
+     
+    
+        #fix args
+        args.posts=list(set(args.posts or []))
+        args.excluded_post=list(set(args.excluded_posts or []))
+        args.username=set(args.username or [])
+        args.excluded_username=set( args.excluded_username or [])
+        args.label=set(args.label) if args.label else args.label
+        args.black_list=set(list(map(lambda x:x.lower(),args.black_list)))
+        if len(args.user_list)==0:args.user_list={constants.OFSCRAPER_RESERVED_LIST}
+        else:args.user_list=set(list(map(lambda x:x.lower(),args.user_list)))
+    
+        
+    
+    
+        if args.command in set(["post_check","msg_check"])and not (args.url or args.file):
+            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("error: argument missing --url or --file must be specified )")
+        elif args.command in set(["story_check","paid_check"])and not (args.username or args.file):
+            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("error: argument missing --username or --file must be specified )")
+        elif args.command in set(["manual"])and not (args.url or args.file):
+            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("error: argument missing --url or --file must be specified )")
+        print(args)
+        sys.exit()
+    except Exception as E: 
+        print(E)
+        sys.exit()
     return args