diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy b/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
index 26441832..1f21b9fa 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def main(args):
     ap.add_argument('-m', '--maxnodes', help='Specifiy a maximum nodes to be deployed')
     ap.add_argument('noderange', help='Set of nodes to deploy')
     ap.add_argument('profile', nargs='?', help='Profile name to deploy')
-    args, extra = ap.parse_args(args)
+    args, extra = ap.parse_known_args(args)
     if not args.network and not args.prepare and not args.clear:
         sys.stderr.write('-n or -p is a required argument currently\n')
         return 1