diff --git a/nova/cmd/baseproxy.py b/nova/cmd/baseproxy.py
index aa398579fb28..999b8c102d0a 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/baseproxy.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/baseproxy.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import sys
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
-from nova import config
 from nova.console import websocketproxy
 from nova.openstack.common.report import guru_meditation_report as gmr
 from nova import version
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@ def exit_with_error(msg, errno=-1):
 
 
 def proxy(host, port):
-    # Setup flags
-    config.parse_args(sys.argv)
 
     if CONF.ssl_only and not os.path.exists(CONF.cert):
         exit_with_error("SSL only and %s not found" % CONF.cert)
diff --git a/nova/cmd/novncproxy.py b/nova/cmd/novncproxy.py
index e7dc1fa01057..c34479cb7222 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/novncproxy.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/novncproxy.py
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ Websocket proxy that is compatible with OpenStack Nova
 noVNC consoles. Leverages websockify.py by Joel Martin
 """
 
+import sys
+
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from nova.cmd import baseproxy
+from nova import config
 
 
 opts = [
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ CONF.register_cli_opts(opts)
 def main():
     # set default web flag option
     CONF.set_default('web', '/usr/share/novnc')
+    config.parse_args(sys.argv)
 
     baseproxy.proxy(
         host=CONF.novncproxy_host,
diff --git a/nova/cmd/serialproxy.py b/nova/cmd/serialproxy.py
index e12361f42a53..cc92915a66a9 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/serialproxy.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/serialproxy.py
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ Websocket proxy that is compatible with OpenStack Nova
 Serial consoles. Leverages websockify.py by Joel Martin.
 Based on nova-novncproxy.
 """
+import sys
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from nova.cmd import baseproxy
+from nova import config
 
 
 opts = [
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ CONF.register_cli_opts(opts, group="serial_console")
 def main():
     # set default web flag option
     CONF.set_default('web', None)
+    config.parse_args(sys.argv)
 
     baseproxy.proxy(
         host=CONF.serial_console.serialproxy_host,
diff --git a/nova/cmd/spicehtml5proxy.py b/nova/cmd/spicehtml5proxy.py
index efb7a5a13987..b0bd3971d70a 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/spicehtml5proxy.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/spicehtml5proxy.py
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ Websocket proxy that is compatible with OpenStack Nova
 SPICE HTML5 consoles. Leverages websockify.py by Joel Martin
 """
 
+import sys
+
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 from nova.cmd import baseproxy
+from nova import config
 
 
 opts = [
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ CONF.register_cli_opts(opts, group='spice')
 
 
 def main():
+    config.parse_args(sys.argv)
 
     baseproxy.proxy(
         host=CONF.spice.html5proxy_host,