diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py b/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
index 25f29fc297..120b230211 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class AdHocCLI(CLI):
             help="module name to execute (default=%s)" % C.DEFAULT_MODULE_NAME,
             default=C.DEFAULT_MODULE_NAME)
 
-        self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args()
+        self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args(self.args[1:])
 
         if len(self.args) != 1:
             raise AnsibleOptionsError("Missing target hosts")
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py b/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
index 4eef1dd5dd..a17164eb50 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class DocCLI(CLI):
         self.parser.add_option("-s", "--snippet", action="store_true", default=False, dest='show_snippet',
                 help='Show playbook snippet for specified module(s)')
 
-        self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args()
+        self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args(self.args[1:])
         display.verbosity = self.options.verbosity
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py b/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
index 31c21146fc..94c04614ac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class GalaxyCLI(CLI):
                 help='Force overwriting an existing role')
 
         # get options, args and galaxy object
-        self.options, self.args =self.parser.parse_args()
+        self.options, self.args =self.parser.parse_args(self.args[1:])
         display.verbosity = self.options.verbosity
         self.galaxy = Galaxy(self.options)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/playbook.py b/lib/ansible/cli/playbook.py
index fc81f96456..a9c0ed018d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/playbook.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/playbook.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class PlaybookCLI(CLI):
         parser.add_option('--start-at-task', dest='start_at_task',
             help="start the playbook at the task matching this name")
 
-        self.options, self.args = parser.parse_args()
+        self.options, self.args = parser.parse_args(self.args[1:])
 
 
         self.parser = parser
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/pull.py b/lib/ansible/cli/pull.py
index 1543c704d5..593d601e8d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/pull.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/pull.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class PullCLI(CLI):
             help='verify GPG signature of checked out commit, if it fails abort running the playbook.'
                  ' This needs the corresponding VCS module to support such an operation')
 
-        self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args()
+        self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args(self.args[1:])
 
         if not self.options.dest:
             hostname = socket.getfqdn()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/vault.py b/lib/ansible/cli/vault.py
index ac148d4770..9908f17e57 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/vault.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/vault.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class VaultCLI(CLI):
         elif self.action == "rekey":
             self.parser.set_usage("usage: %prog rekey [options] file_name")
 
-        self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args()
+        self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args(self.args[1:])
         display.verbosity = self.options.verbosity
 
         can_output = ['encrypt', 'decrypt']