diff --git a/drivebrain_app/include/DriveBrainApp.hpp b/drivebrain_app/include/DriveBrainApp.hpp
index ee8bba7..c90b9ff 100644
--- a/drivebrain_app/include/DriveBrainApp.hpp
+++ b/drivebrain_app/include/DriveBrainApp.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct DriveBrainSettings {
 
 class DriveBrainApp {
 public:
-    DriveBrainApp(int argc, char* argv[],  const DriveBrainSettings& settings = DriveBrainSettings{});
+    DriveBrainApp(const std::string& param_path, const std::string& dbc_path,  const DriveBrainSettings& settings = DriveBrainSettings{});
     ~DriveBrainApp();
 
     void run();
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ class DriveBrainApp {
 
 private:
     // Private member functions
-    std::string _get_param_path_from_args(int argc, char* argv[]);
-    void _parse_command_line(int argc, char* argv[]);
     void _process_loop();
 
 private:
diff --git a/drivebrain_app/main.cpp b/drivebrain_app/main.cpp
index dfe2180..c12449f 100644
--- a/drivebrain_app/main.cpp
+++ b/drivebrain_app/main.cpp
@@ -54,17 +54,46 @@ void signal_handler(int signal)
     stop_signal.store(true); // Set running to false to exit the main loop or gracefully terminate
 }
 
+
+std::pair<std::string, std::string> parse_arguments(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    namespace po = boost::program_options;
+    po::options_description desc("Allowed options");
+    std::string param_path = "config/drivebrain_config.json";
+    std::string dbc_path;
+
+    desc.add_options()
+        ("help,h", "produce help message")
+        ("param-path,p", po::value<std::string>(&param_path), "Path to the parameter JSON file")
+        ("dbc-path,d", po::value<std::string>(&dbc_path), "Path to the DBC file (optional)");
+
+    po::variables_map vm;
+    po::store(po::parse_command_line(argc, argv, desc), vm);
+    po::notify(vm);
+
+    if (vm.count("help")) {
+        std::cout << desc << std::endl;
+        std::exit(0);
+    }
+
+    return {param_path, dbc_path};
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     std::signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
     
     try {
+
+        auto [param_path, dbc_path] = parse_arguments(argc, argv);
+
         DriveBrainSettings settings{
             .run_db_service = true,
             .run_io_context = true,
             .run_process_loop = true
         };
-        DriveBrainApp app(argc, argv, settings);
+        
+        DriveBrainApp app(param_path, dbc_path, settings);
+
         app.run();
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         spdlog::error("Error in main: {}", e.what());
diff --git a/drivebrain_app/src/DriveBrainApp.cpp b/drivebrain_app/src/DriveBrainApp.cpp
index 63e5ddf..73cce9a 100644
--- a/drivebrain_app/src/DriveBrainApp.cpp
+++ b/drivebrain_app/src/DriveBrainApp.cpp
@@ -3,48 +3,9 @@
 
 std::atomic<bool> DriveBrainApp::_stop_signal{false};
 
-std::string DriveBrainApp::_get_param_path_from_args(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    namespace po = boost::program_options;
-    po::options_description desc("Allowed options");
-    std::string param_path;
-    
-    desc.add_options()
-        ("param-path,p", po::value<std::string>(&param_path)->default_value("config/drivebrain_config.json"), 
-         "Path to the parameter JSON file");
-
-    po::variables_map vm;
-    po::store(po::command_line_parser(argc, argv).options(desc).allow_unregistered().run(), vm);
-    po::notify(vm);
-    
-    return param_path;
-}
-
-void DriveBrainApp::_parse_command_line(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    namespace po = boost::program_options;
-    po::options_description desc("Allowed options");
-    
-    desc.add_options()
-        ("help,h", "produce help message")
-        ("dbc-path,d", po::value<std::string>(), "Path to the DBC file (optional)");
-
-    po::variables_map vm;
-    po::store(po::command_line_parser(argc, argv).options(desc).allow_unregistered().run(), vm);
-    po::notify(vm);
-    
-    if (vm.count("help")) {
-        std::stringstream ss;
-        ss << desc;
-        spdlog::info("{}", ss.str());
-        throw std::runtime_error("Help requested");
-    }
-    
-    if (vm.count("dbc-path")) {
-        _dbc_path = vm["dbc-path"].as<std::string>();
-    }
-}
-
-DriveBrainApp::DriveBrainApp(int argc, char* argv[], const DriveBrainSettings& settings)
-    : _param_path(_get_param_path_from_args(argc, argv))
+DriveBrainApp::DriveBrainApp(const std::string& param_path, const std::string& dbc_path, const DriveBrainSettings& settings)
+    : _param_path(param_path)
+    , _dbc_path(dbc_path)
     , _logger(core::LogLevel::INFO)
     , _config(_param_path)
     , _settings(settings)
@@ -73,7 +34,7 @@ DriveBrainApp::DriveBrainApp(int argc, char* argv[], const DriveBrainSettings& s
         _process_loop();
     })
 {
-    _parse_command_line(argc, argv);
+
     spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::warn);
 
     _mcap_logger = std::make_unique<common::MCAPProtobufLogger>("temp");