diff --git a/data_migrator/transform.py b/data_migrator/transform.py
index 4b2555f9..71c35b29 100644
--- a/data_migrator/transform.py
+++ b/data_migrator/transform.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from data_migrator.exceptions import DataException, ValidationException
 from data_migrator.utils import configure_logging
 from data_migrator.utils import configure_parser, default_reader
-from data_migrator.utils import get_version
 from data_migrator.emitters import MySQLEmitter
 
 class Transformer(object):
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ class Transformer(object):
         >>>    t = transform.Transformer(models=[Model])
         >>>    t.process()
 
-
     '''
     def __init__(self, models=None, reader=None, argparser=None, outdir=None, emitter=MySQLEmitter):
         '''
diff --git a/data_migrator/utils/__init__.py b/data_migrator/utils/__init__.py
index eb3e5988..fcad7220 100644
--- a/data_migrator/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/data_migrator/utils/__init__.py
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 from .reader import default_reader
 from .log import configure_logging, default_logger
 from .argparser import configure_parser, default_parser
-from .version import get_version, get_docs_version, get_development_status
 
 __all__ = [
     'sql_escape',
     'configure_logging', 'default_logger',
     'configure_parser', 'default_parser',
-    'get_version', 'get_docs_version', 'get_development_status'
 ]
diff --git a/data_migrator/utils/argparser.py b/data_migrator/utils/argparser.py
index d5a1e52f..5c558873 100644
--- a/data_migrator/utils/argparser.py
+++ b/data_migrator/utils/argparser.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
-
+import sys
 import argparse
 
 _PARSER = None
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@
 def default_parser():
     return _PARSER
 
-def configure_parser(description=None):
+def configure_parser(args=None, description=None):
     global _PARSER
     if not _PARSER:
         description = description or 'Basic Transformer parser'
+        args = args or sys.argv[1:]
         _PARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
     _PARSER.add_argument('-o', '--outdir', default='results', help='output directory')
     _PARSER.add_argument('-i', '--input', default='<stdin>', help='input file')
     _PARSER.add_argument('--debug', action='store_true', help='enter debug mode')
     _PARSER.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', action='store_true', help='quiet mode, no output')
     _PARSER.add_argument('-p', '--rows', default=0, type=int, help='input rows to print')
-    return _PARSER.parse_args()
+    return _PARSER.parse_args(args)
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index e28ce6b8..e8660212 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -22,5 +22,13 @@ def test_sql_escape(self):
         for i,o in v:
             self.assertEqual(utils.sql_escape(i), o)
 
+    def test_argparse(self):
+        '''argparse tester'''
+        in_args = ['-i', 'hello', '--outdir', 'world']
+        args = utils.configure_parser(in_args)
+        self.assertEquals(args.input, 'hello')
+        self.assertEquals(args.outdir, 'world')
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()