diff --git a/src/AppHarbor.SqlServerBulkCopy/Program.cs b/src/AppHarbor.SqlServerBulkCopy/Program.cs
index bf82a37..376f582 100644
--- a/src/AppHarbor.SqlServerBulkCopy/Program.cs
+++ b/src/AppHarbor.SqlServerBulkCopy/Program.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
 			try
 			{
 				optionSet.Parse(args);
+				if (showHelp)
+				{
+					ShowHelp(optionSet);
+					return;
+				}
 				if (sourceServerName == null)
 				{
 					throw new OptionException("source server not specified", "srcserver");
@@ -79,13 +84,7 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
 				Console.WriteLine("Try {0} --help for more information", AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName);
 				return;
 			}
-
-			if (showHelp)
-			{
-				ShowHelp(optionSet);
-				return;
-			}
-
+            
 			Console.WriteLine("Retrieving source database table information...");
 
 			var usingTrustedConnection = string.IsNullOrEmpty(sourceUsername) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(sourcePassword);