diff --git a/src/occa/internal/bin/occa.hpp b/src/occa/internal/bin/occa.hpp
index d5e20960f..3db55f925 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/bin/occa.hpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/bin/occa.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace occa {
   namespace bin {
     cli::command buildOccaCommand();
+    bool runTranslate(const json &args);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/utils/cli.cpp b/src/occa/internal/utils/cli.cpp
index dd332ba67..e898ff59a 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/utils/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/utils/cli.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ namespace occa {
     }
 
     occa::json parser::parseArgs(const strVector &args_,
+                                 const std::vector<command> &commands,
                                  const bool supressErrors) {
       strVector args = splitShortOptionArgs(args_);
       const int argc = (int) args.size();
@@ -445,7 +446,12 @@ namespace occa {
 
         // No option
         if (!opt) {
-          checkOptions = (arg == "==");
+          for (auto cmd : commands) {
+            if (arg == cmd.name) {
+              checkOptions = 0;
+              break;
+            }
+          }
           jArguments += arg;
           continue;
         }
@@ -779,7 +785,7 @@ namespace occa {
 
       const bool hasCommands = commands.size();
 
-      json parsedArgs = parseArgs(shellArgs, supressErrors);
+      json parsedArgs = parseArgs(shellArgs, commands, supressErrors);
       lastCommandArgs = parsedArgs;
 
       json &jArguments = parsedArgs["arguments"];
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/utils/cli.hpp b/src/occa/internal/utils/cli.hpp
index 0ead626ad..cf286d1d0 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/utils/cli.hpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/utils/cli.hpp
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ namespace occa {
     };
     //==================================
 
+    class command;
+
     //---[ Parser ]---------------------
     class parser : public printable {
     public:
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ namespace occa {
 
       occa::json parseArgs(const int argc, const char **argv);
       occa::json parseArgs(const strVector &args_,
+                           const std::vector<command> &commands = {},
                            const bool supressErrors = false);
 
       bool hasCustomHelpOption();
diff --git a/tests/src/internal/utils/cli.cpp b/tests/src/internal/utils/cli.cpp
index 991ba3405..6a3ef6a57 100644
--- a/tests/src/internal/utils/cli.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/internal/utils/cli.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <occa/defines.hpp>
 #include <occa/internal/utils/cli.hpp>
 #include <occa/internal/utils/testing.hpp>
+#include <occa/internal/bin/occa.hpp>
+#include <occa/internal/modes.hpp>
 
 void testPretty();
 void testOption();
@@ -231,4 +233,33 @@ void testParser() {
 }
 
 void testCommand() {
+  occa::cli::command translateCommand;
+  translateCommand
+      .withName("translate")
+      .withCallback(occa::bin::runTranslate)
+      .withDescription("Translate kernels")
+      .addOption(occa::cli::option('m', "mode",
+                             "Output mode (Default: Serial)")
+                 .withArg()
+                 .expandsFunction([&](const occa::json &args) {
+                   occa::strVector suggestions;
+                     for (auto &it : occa::getModeMap()) {
+                       suggestions.push_back(it.second->name());
+                     }
+                     return suggestions;
+                   }))
+      .addOption(occa::cli::option('v', "verbose",
+                             "Verbose output"))
+      .addArgument(occa::cli::argument("FILE",
+                                 "An .okl file")
+                   .isRequired()
+                   .expandsFiles());
+
+  const auto &options =  translateCommand.options;
+  ASSERT_EQ(options.size(), (unsigned long)2);
+
+  const int argc = 4;
+  const char *argv[] = {"translate", "addVectors.okl", "-m", "cuda"};
+  const auto json = translateCommand.parseArgs(argc, (const char **)&argv);
+  ASSERT_EQ(json["options"]["mode"], "cuda");
 }