diff --git a/recovery.cpp b/recovery.cpp
index 2360057..ac3e7c6 100644
--- a/recovery.cpp
+++ b/recovery.cpp
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@
         continue;
     }
   }
+  optind = 1;
 
   printf("stage is [%s]\n", stage.c_str());
   printf("reason is [%s]\n", reason);
diff --git a/recovery_main.cpp b/recovery_main.cpp
index e21c782..5e82c6c 100644
--- a/recovery_main.cpp
+++ b/recovery_main.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@
       }
     }
   }
+  optind = 1;
 
   if (locale.empty()) {
     if (has_cache) {