diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 760f07e21..ca0775330 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ bool Settings::parseCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[],
 						<< name << "\": missing value" << std::endl;
 				return false;
 			}
-			value = argv[i++];
+			value = argv[++i];
 		}
 
 		set(name, value);