diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2039b80..9ba453c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import fs from 'fs'
-import minimist from 'minimist'
 import fetch, { FormData, File } from 'node-fetch'
 import path from 'path'
 import watch from 'simple-watcher'
@@ -233,35 +232,23 @@ function debugResult (result) {
 }
 
 function getArgs () {
-  const args = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
-    default: {
-      w: DEFAULTS.workingDir,
-      t: DEFAULTS.targets,
-      e: DEFAULTS.exclude,
-      d: DEFAULTS.delay,
-      c: DEFAULTS.checkIfUp,
-      q: DEFAULTS.packmgrPath,
-      v: DEFAULTS.verbose
-    }
-  })
-
-  let payload = null
-  if (args.p) {
-    payload = (Array.isArray(args.p) ? args.p : [args.p]).map((p) =>
-      path.resolve(p)
-    )
-  }
+  const args = [' ', ...process.argv.slice(2)].join(' ').split(' -').slice(1).reduce((obj, arg) => {
+    const [key, value] = arg.split(/ (.*)/s)
+    obj[key] = obj[key] ?? []
+    obj[key].push(value)
+    return obj
+  }, {})
 
   return {
-    payload,
-    workingDir: path.resolve(args.w),
-    targets: Array.isArray(args.t) ? args.t : [args.t],
-    exclude: Array.isArray(args.e) ? args.e : [args.e],
-    delay: args.d,
-    checkIfUp: args.c,
-    packmgrPath: args.q,
-    help: args.h,
-    verbose: args.v
+    payload: args.p ? args.p.map(p => path.resolve(p)) : null,
+    workingDir: path.resolve(args?.d?.[0] ?? DEFAULTS.workingDir),
+    targets: args.t ?? DEFAULTS.targets,
+    exclude: args.e ?? DEFAULTS.exclude,
+    delay: Number(args?.d?.[0]) || DEFAULTS.delay,
+    checkIfUp: !!args.c,
+    packmgrPath: args?.q?.pop?.() ?? DEFAULTS.packmgrPath,
+    help: !!args.h,
+    verbose: !!args.v
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a7fbf25..3d8c237 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "aemsync",
-  "version": "5.0.3",
+  "version": "5.0.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "aemsync",
-      "version": "5.0.3",
+      "version": "5.0.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "adm-zip": "0.5.9",
         "globrex": "0.1.2",
-        "minimist": "1.2.6",
         "node-fetch": "3.2.10",
         "simple-watcher": "5.0.1",
         "xml-to-json-stream": "1.1.0"
@@ -1621,7 +1620,8 @@
     "node_modules/minimist": {
       "version": "1.2.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jsjnk4bw3YJqYzbdyBiNsPWHPfO++UGG749Cxs6peCu5Xg4nrena6OVxOYxrQTqww0Jmwt+Ref8rggumkTLz9Q=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jsjnk4bw3YJqYzbdyBiNsPWHPfO++UGG749Cxs6peCu5Xg4nrena6OVxOYxrQTqww0Jmwt+Ref8rggumkTLz9Q==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
@@ -3636,7 +3636,8 @@
     "minimist": {
       "version": "1.2.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jsjnk4bw3YJqYzbdyBiNsPWHPfO++UGG749Cxs6peCu5Xg4nrena6OVxOYxrQTqww0Jmwt+Ref8rggumkTLz9Q=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jsjnk4bw3YJqYzbdyBiNsPWHPfO++UGG749Cxs6peCu5Xg4nrena6OVxOYxrQTqww0Jmwt+Ref8rggumkTLz9Q==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee97651..b6bbe48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "adm-zip": "0.5.9",
     "globrex": "0.1.2",
-    "minimist": "1.2.6",
     "node-fetch": "3.2.10",
     "simple-watcher": "5.0.1",
     "xml-to-json-stream": "1.1.0"