diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/Main.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/Main.kt
index 4f0a563..0a97ae3 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/Main.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/Main.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fun main(args: Array<String>) {
         val force = args.size > 3 && args[3] == "-force"
         dbSetup(xmlFile, jsonFile, force)
     }
-    else if(args.size >= 1 && args[1] == "-h") {
+    else if(args.size >= 1 && args[0] == "-h") {
         println("Usage: -reload <xmlFile> <jsonFile>             (to reload the database)")
         println("       -reload <xmlFile> <jsonFile> -force      (to force reload the database; overwriting data even if the database has newer data)")
         println("       -h                                       (to show this help message)")