diff --git a/include/sharg/parser.hpp b/include/sharg/parser.hpp
index e3916913..9e7980b1 100644
--- a/include/sharg/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/sharg/parser.hpp
@@ -188,18 +188,7 @@ class parser
         subcommands{std::move(subcommands)},
         original_arguments{arguments}
     {
-        for (auto & sub : this->subcommands)
-        {
-            if (!std::regex_match(sub, app_name_regex))
-            {
-                throw design_error{"The subcommand name must only contain alpha-numeric characters or '_' and '-' "
-                                   "(regex: \"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$\")."};
-            }
-        }
-
         info.app_name = app_name;
-
-        init();
     }
 
     //!\overload
@@ -252,14 +241,17 @@ class parser
     {
         verify_option_config(config);
 
-        // copy variables into the lambda because the calls are pushed to a stack
-        // and the references would go out of scope.
-        std::visit(
-            [&value, &config](auto & f)
+        auto operation = [this, &value, config]()
+        {
+            auto visit_fn = [&value, &config](auto & f)
             {
                 f.add_option(value, config);
-            },
-            format);
+            };
+
+            std::visit(std::move(visit_fn), format);
+        };
+
+        operations.push_back(std::move(operation));
     }
 
     /*!\brief Adds a flag to the sharg::parser.
@@ -281,14 +273,17 @@ class parser
         if (value)
             throw design_error("A flag's default value must be false.");
 
-        // copy variables into the lambda because the calls are pushed to a stack
-        // and the references would go out of scope.
-        std::visit(
-            [&value, &config](auto & f)
+        auto operation = [this, &value, config]()
+        {
+            auto visit_fn = [&value, &config](auto & f)
             {
                 f.add_flag(value, config);
-            },
-            format);
+            };
+
+            std::visit(std::move(visit_fn), format);
+        };
+
+        operations.push_back(std::move(operation));
     }
 
     /*!\brief Adds a positional option to the sharg::parser.
@@ -323,14 +318,17 @@ class parser
         if constexpr (detail::is_container_option<option_type>)
             has_positional_list_option = true; // keep track of a list option because there must be only one!
 
-        // copy variables into the lambda because the calls are pushed to a stack
-        // and the references would go out of scope.
-        std::visit(
-            [&value, &config](auto & f)
+        auto operation = [this, &value, config]()
+        {
+            auto visit_fn = [&value, &config](auto & f)
             {
                 f.add_positional_option(value, config);
-            },
-            format);
+            };
+
+            std::visit(std::move(visit_fn), format);
+        };
+
+        operations.push_back(std::move(operation));
     }
     //!\}
 
@@ -414,8 +412,19 @@ class parser
                                 "(regex: \"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$\").")};
         }
 
+        for (auto & sub : this->subcommands)
+        {
+            if (!std::regex_match(sub, app_name_regex))
+            {
+                throw design_error{"The subcommand name must only contain alpha-numeric characters or '_' and '-' "
+                                   "(regex: \"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$\")."};
+            }
+        }
+
         detail::version_checker app_version{info.app_name, info.version, info.url};
 
+        init();
+
         if (std::holds_alternative<detail::format_parse>(format) && !subcommands.empty() && sub_parser == nullptr)
         {
             assert(!subcommands.empty());
@@ -438,6 +447,10 @@ class parser
             version_check_future = app_version_prom.get_future();
             app_version(std::move(app_version_prom));
         }
+
+        for (auto & operation : operations)
+            operation();
+
         std::visit(
             [this]<typename T>(T & f)
             {
@@ -545,12 +558,17 @@ class parser
      */
     void add_section(std::string const & title, bool const advanced_only = false)
     {
-        std::visit(
-            [&title, advanced_only](auto & f)
+        auto operation = [this, title, advanced_only]()
+        {
+            auto visit_fn = [&title, advanced_only](auto & f)
             {
                 f.add_section(title, advanced_only);
-            },
-            format);
+            };
+
+            std::visit(std::move(visit_fn), format);
+        };
+
+        operations.push_back(std::move(operation));
     }
 
     /*!\brief Adds an help page subsection to the sharg::parser.
@@ -564,12 +582,17 @@ class parser
      */
     void add_subsection(std::string const & title, bool const advanced_only = false)
     {
-        std::visit(
-            [&title, advanced_only](auto & f)
+        auto operation = [this, title, advanced_only]()
+        {
+            auto visit_fn = [&title, advanced_only](auto & f)
             {
                 f.add_subsection(title, advanced_only);
-            },
-            format);
+            };
+
+            std::visit(std::move(visit_fn), format);
+        };
+
+        operations.push_back(std::move(operation));
     }
 
     /*!\brief Adds an help page text line to the sharg::parser.
@@ -584,12 +607,17 @@ class parser
      */
     void add_line(std::string const & text, bool is_paragraph = false, bool const advanced_only = false)
     {
-        std::visit(
-            [&text, is_paragraph, advanced_only](auto & f)
+        auto operation = [this, text, is_paragraph, advanced_only]()
+        {
+            auto visit_fn = [&text, is_paragraph, advanced_only](auto & f)
             {
                 f.add_line(text, is_paragraph, advanced_only);
-            },
-            format);
+            };
+
+            std::visit(std::move(visit_fn), format);
+        };
+
+        operations.push_back(std::move(operation));
     }
 
     /*!\brief Adds an help page list item (key-value) to the sharg::parser.
@@ -613,12 +641,17 @@ class parser
      */
     void add_list_item(std::string const & key, std::string const & desc, bool const advanced_only = false)
     {
-        std::visit(
-            [&key, &desc, advanced_only](auto & f)
+        auto operation = [this, key, desc, advanced_only]()
+        {
+            auto visit_fn = [&key, &desc, advanced_only](auto & f)
             {
                 f.add_list_item(key, desc, advanced_only);
-            },
-            format);
+            };
+
+            std::visit(std::move(visit_fn), format);
+        };
+
+        operations.push_back(std::move(operation));
     }
     //!\}
 
@@ -734,6 +767,9 @@ class parser
     //!\brief The command that lead to calling this parser, e.g. [./build/bin/raptor, build]
     std::vector<std::string> executable_name{};
 
+    //!\brief Vector of functions that stores all calls.
+    std::vector<std::function<void()>> operations;
+
     /*!\brief Initializes the sharg::parser class on construction.
      * \throws sharg::too_few_arguments if option --export-help was specified without a value
      * \throws sharg::too_few_arguments if option --version-check was specified without a value