diff --git a/slate/slate.py b/slate/slate.py
index 5bf5463..b814fcb 100644
--- a/slate/slate.py
+++ b/slate/slate.py
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ class Slate():
         parser.add_argument("-w", "--worker", action="store_true")
         parser.add_argument("-j", "--job_id", default=None, type=int)
 
-        print('I have job_id ', args.job_id)
-
         args = parser.parse_args()
 
+        print('I have job_id ', args.job_id)
+
         if args.worker:
             raise Exception('Not yet implemented')