diff --git a/src/ttail_init.c b/src/ttail_init.c
index 8c368fc..2fb5dbd 100644
--- a/src/ttail_init.c
+++ b/src/ttail_init.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ttail_t *ttail_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto ttail_init_alloc_err;
 	}
 
-	opterr = 0;
+	opterr = 1;
 	optind = 0;
 	res->verbose = 0;
 	res->fmt = NULL;
@@ -151,13 +151,8 @@ given\n");
 				strcpy(date, optarg);
 				dates[c=='d'?0:1] = date;
 				break;
-			case '?':
-				optind--;
-				goto init_badarg;
-				break;
-			default:
-				fprintf(stderr, "Bad argument\n");
-				goto init_badarg;
+			default: /* ? */
+				goto ttail_init_err;
 				
 		}
 	}
@@ -177,8 +172,6 @@ given\n");
 	}
 
 	return res;
-	init_badarg:
-	fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option '%s'\n", argv[optind]);
 	ttail_init_err:
 	if(dates[0]) { free(dates[0]); }
 	if(dates[1]) { free(dates[1]); }