diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 4fd6525..962684b 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var args_it = std.process.args();
 
     // TODO print help
-
-    _ = try (args_it.next(allocator) orelse @panic("expected exe name"));
+    _ = args_it.skip();
     const scri_path = try (args_it.next(allocator) orelse @panic("expected scri path or 'repl'"));
+    defer allocator.free(scri_path);
 
     if (std.mem.eql(u8, scri_path, "repl")) {
         return try doRepl(allocator, &args_it);