diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/Cmds.py b/tools/python/jwutils/Cmds.py
index 55b3597..5b33735 100644
--- a/tools/python/jwutils/Cmds.py
+++ b/tools/python/jwutils/Cmds.py
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ class Cmds: # export
             self.__add_cmd_to_parser(cmd, subparsers)
 
     async def __run(self, argv=None):
-        args = self.__parser.parse_args(args=argv)
-        set_flags(args.log_flags)
-        set_level(args.log_level)
+        self.args = self.__parser.parse_args(args=argv)
+        set_flags(self.args.log_flags)
+        set_level(self.args.log_level)
 
         # This is the toplevel parser, i.e. no func member has been added to the args via
         #
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ class Cmds: # export
         #    super().add_parser(parsers)
         #    Cmd.__parser.set_defaults(func=self.run)
         #
-        if not hasattr(args, 'func'):
+        if not hasattr(self.args, 'func'):
             self.__parser.print_help()
             return None
 
-        return await args.func(args)
+        return await self.args.func(self.args)
 
     def __del__(self):
         if self.__own_eloop: