diff --git a/src/cpl_cli/command/start_service.py b/src/cpl_cli/command/start_service.py
index 7dae7086..388846f1 100644
--- a/src/cpl_cli/command/start_service.py
+++ b/src/cpl_cli/command/start_service.py
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ class StartService(CommandABC):
         :param args:
         :return:
         """
-        self._live_server.start()
+        self._live_server.start(args)
diff --git a/src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_service.py b/src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_service.py
index 9005ae50..0a6ded6c 100644
--- a/src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_service.py
+++ b/src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_service.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class LiveServerService(FileSystemEventHandler):
         self._ls_thread = None
         self._observer = None
 
+        self._args: list[str] = []
+
     def _start_observer(self):
         """
         Starts the file changes observer
@@ -70,15 +72,17 @@ class LiveServerService(FileSystemEventHandler):
 
     def _start(self):
         self._start_observer()
-        self._ls_thread = LiveServerThread(self._src_dir, self._build_settings)
+        self._ls_thread = LiveServerThread(self._src_dir, self._build_settings, self._args)
         self._ls_thread.start()
         self._ls_thread.join()
         Console.close()
 
-    def start(self):
+    def start(self, args: list[str]):
         """
         Starts the CPL live development server
+        :param args:
         :return:
         """
+        self._args = args
         Console.write_line('** CPL live development server is running **')
         self._start()
diff --git a/src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_thread.py b/src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_thread.py
index 172d4e0d..b2d14b89 100644
--- a/src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_thread.py
+++ b/src/cpl_cli/live_server/live_server_thread.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from cpl_cli.configuration import BuildSettings
 
 class LiveServerThread(threading.Thread):
 
-    def __init__(self, path: str, build_settings: BuildSettings):
+    def __init__(self, path: str, build_settings: BuildSettings, args: list[str]):
         """
         Thread to start the CPL project for the live development server
         :param path:
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class LiveServerThread(threading.Thread):
 
         self._path = path
         self._build_settings = build_settings
+        self._args = args
 
         self._main = ''
         self._command = []
@@ -58,5 +59,5 @@ class LiveServerThread(threading.Thread):
             env_vars['PYTHONPATH'] = f'{os.path.dirname(self._path)}:' \
                                      f'{os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self._path), self._build_settings.source_path)}'
 
-        self._command = [sys.executable, self._main, ''.join(sys.argv[2:])]
+        self._command = [sys.executable, self._main, ''.join(self._args)]
         subprocess.run(self._command, env=env_vars)