diff --git a/tools/index_metadata.py b/tools/index_metadata.py
index f8ca5987..2bdb12c4 100644
--- a/tools/index_metadata.py
+++ b/tools/index_metadata.py
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ def parse_args():
 
 
 def main():
+    
+    args = parse_args()
 
     if args.debug:
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-    args = parse_args()
 
     logging.debug("Obtaining data from otc_metadata")
     data = getData(