diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index ac0c38f..9bb302a 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -2,15 +2,32 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"os"
 	"ronnyfriedland/timetracker/v2/internal/cli"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	mode := flag.String("mode", "cli", "the application mode, available: cli")
-	configPath := flag.String("configpath", "/var/lib/timetracker", "the config path")
-	flag.Parse()
-
-	if *mode == "cli" {
-		cli.Run(configPath)
+	mode, configPath := parseArguments()
+	if mode == "" {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	} else if mode == "cli" {
+		cli.Run(&configPath)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	} else {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func parseArguments() (string, string) {
+	mode := flag.String("mode", "cli", "the application mode, available: cli")
+	configPath := flag.String("configpath", "/var/lib/timetracker", "the config path")
+	help := flag.Bool("help", false, "print this help message")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *help {
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+		return "", ""
+	} else {
+		return *mode, *configPath
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/main_test.go b/cmd/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b909b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParameter(t *testing.T) {
+	oldArgs := os.Args
+	defer func() { os.Args = oldArgs }()
+
+	params := []string{"-configpath", "/foo", "-mode", "testmode"}
+
+	flag.CommandLine = flag.NewFlagSet("test", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	os.Args = append([]string{"params"}, params...)
+
+	mode, configPath := parseArguments()
+	if mode != "testmode" {
+		log.Fatalf("Got unexpected mode result, got %s, expected %s", "testmode", mode)
+	}
+	if configPath != "/foo" {
+		log.Fatalf("Got unexpected config path result, got %s, expected %s", "/foo", configPath)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParameterDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	oldArgs := os.Args
+	defer func() { os.Args = oldArgs }()
+
+	params := []string{}
+
+	flag.CommandLine = flag.NewFlagSet("test", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	os.Args = append([]string{"defaults"}, params...)
+
+	mode, configPath := parseArguments()
+	if mode != "cli" {
+		log.Fatalf("Got unexpected mode result, got %s, expected %s", "cli", mode)
+	}
+	if configPath != "/var/lib/timetracker" {
+		log.Fatalf("Got unexpected config path result, got %s, expected %s", "/var/lib/timetracker", configPath)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParameterHelp(t *testing.T) {
+	oldArgs := os.Args
+	defer func() { os.Args = oldArgs }()
+
+	params := []string{"-help"}
+
+	flag.CommandLine = flag.NewFlagSet("test", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	os.Args = append([]string{"help"}, params...)
+
+	mode, configPath := parseArguments()
+	if mode != "" {
+		log.Fatalf("Got unexpected mode result, got %s, expected %s", "", mode)
+	}
+	if configPath != "" {
+		log.Fatalf("Got unexpected config path result, got %s, expected %s", "", configPath)
+	}
+}