diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 75feb6d..6ec3a72 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ This basicwindow example demonstrates multiple windows
 }
 
 func init() {
+	gui.InitArg()
 	pp := arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
 	// for very new users or users unfamilar with the command line, this may help them
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 492d3db..bbd9c0a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ var computers *gui.Node
 var colors *gui.Node
 
 func main() {
-	myGui = gui.New().Default()
+	myGui = gui.New()
+	myGui.Default()
 	myGui.LoadToolkit("gocui")
 
 	helloworld()