diff --git a/bin/qvm-pass b/bin/qvm-pass
index bcbe6a7..3f3cd50 100755
--- a/bin/qvm-pass
+++ b/bin/qvm-pass
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ if not "--help" in arguments and not "-h" in arguments and not "-?" in arguments
         len(global_opts.arguments) == 1 and global_opts.arguments[0] not in subcommands
     ):
         global_opts.arguments = ["show"] + global_opts.arguments
+else:
+    parser_for_subcommands.parse_known_args(arguments)
 arguments = global_opts.arguments
 opts = parser_for_subcommands.parse_args(arguments)