diff --git a/client/bin/evobackupctl b/client/bin/evobackupctl
index e82fe5c..b0b4e0c 100644
--- a/client/bin/evobackupctl
+++ b/client/bin/evobackupctl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ copy_template() {
 main() {
     # If no argument is provided, print help and exit
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    if [ -z ${1:-''} ]; then
+    if [ -z ${ARGS} ]; then
         show_help
         exit 0
     fi