diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/src/cli.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/src/cli.ts
index ad8d7084c18d..04e473e8ed28 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/src/cli.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const printBanner = () => {
 
 const parseArgs = async (argv: string[]): Promise<Partial<C3Args>> => {
 	const doubleDashesIdx = argv.indexOf('--');
-	const c3Args = doubleDashesIdx < 0 ? argv : argv.slice(0, doubleDashesIdx < 0 ? undefined : doubleDashesIdx);
+	const c3Args = argv.slice(0, doubleDashesIdx < 0 ? undefined : doubleDashesIdx);
 	const additionalArgs = doubleDashesIdx < 0 ? [] : argv.slice(doubleDashesIdx + 1);
 
 	const args = await yargs(hideBin(c3Args))