diff --git a/dbgp/src/main/java/com/fujitsu/vdmj/dbgp/DBGPLifecycle.java b/dbgp/src/main/java/com/fujitsu/vdmj/dbgp/DBGPLifecycle.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c8569ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbgp/src/main/java/com/fujitsu/vdmj/dbgp/DBGPLifecycle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ *	Copyright (c) 2023 Nick Battle.
+ *
+ *	Author: Nick Battle
+ *
+ *	This file is part of VDMJ.
+ *
+ *	VDMJ is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *	(at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *	VDMJ is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *	GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *	along with VDMJ.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *	SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+package com.fujitsu.vdmj.dbgp;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.fujitsu.vdmj.plugins.Lifecycle;
+
+public class DBGPLifecycle extends Lifecycle
+{
+	private final boolean quiet;
+	private final boolean warnings;
+	
+	public DBGPLifecycle(List<File> files, boolean quiet, boolean warnings)
+	{
+		super(new String[]{});
+		
+		this.files = files;
+		this.quiet = quiet;
+		this.warnings = warnings;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	protected void processArgs()
+	{
+		if (quiet) argv.add("-q");
+		if (!warnings) argv.add("-w");
+		
+		super.processArgs();
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void loadPlugins()
+	{
+		super.loadPlugins();
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public boolean checkAndInitFiles()
+	{
+		return super.checkAndInitFiles();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dbgp/src/main/java/com/fujitsu/vdmj/dbgp/DBGPReader.java b/dbgp/src/main/java/com/fujitsu/vdmj/dbgp/DBGPReader.java
index 39792af7f..63e22fa42 100644
--- a/dbgp/src/main/java/com/fujitsu/vdmj/dbgp/DBGPReader.java
+++ b/dbgp/src/main/java/com/fujitsu/vdmj/dbgp/DBGPReader.java
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 import com.fujitsu.vdmj.messages.InternalException;
 import com.fujitsu.vdmj.messages.RTLogger;
 import com.fujitsu.vdmj.plugins.PluginRegistry;
-import com.fujitsu.vdmj.plugins.VDMJ;
 import com.fujitsu.vdmj.plugins.analyses.INPlugin;
 import com.fujitsu.vdmj.pog.ProofObligation;
 import com.fujitsu.vdmj.pog.ProofObligationList;
@@ -511,12 +510,10 @@ else if (arg.startsWith("-"))
 			}
 		}
 
-		VDMJ.loadPlugins();
-		if (quiet) VDMJ.setArgs("-q");
-		if (!warnings) VDMJ.setArgs("-w");
-		VDMJ.setFiles(files);
-
-		if (VDMJ.checkAndInitFiles())	// Only parse/checks, no init.
+		DBGPLifecycle lifecycle = new DBGPLifecycle(files, quiet, warnings);
+		lifecycle.loadPlugins();
+		
+		if (lifecycle.checkAndInitFiles())	// Only parse/checks, no init.
 		{
 			try
 			{