diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index a4240c909ed..a84d5edc6b6 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ module.exports = {
                           'firebase.json settings file');
         process.exit(1);
       }
+      util._extend(settings, argv);
       if (typeof(settings.firebase) !== 'string') {
         console.log(chalk.red('Initialization Error') +' - Could not read ' +
                           'firebase.json settings file');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a224ddbc53..43f408101a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "firebase-tools",
   "preferGlobal": true,
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "The Firebase Command Line Tools",
   "keywords": [
     "firebase"