diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 23ffbb5..b0a36f9 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -61,16 +61,15 @@ class Bot(Bot):
 def main():
 	import sys
 
+	kwargs = dict(guild_subscriptions=False, request_offline_members=False)
+
 	if len(sys.argv) < 3:
 		print('Usage:', sys.argv[0], '<shard count> <hyphen-separated list of shard IDs>', file=sys.stderr)
 		sys.exit(1)
 
-	Bot(
-		guild_subscriptions=True,
-		request_offline_members=False,
-		shard_count=int(sys.argv[1]),
-		shard_ids=list(map(int, sys.argv[2].split('-'))),
-	).run()
+	shard_count = int(sys.argv[1])
+	shard_ids = list(map(int, sys.argv[2].split('-')))
+	Bot(**kwargs, shard_count=shard_count, shard_ids=shard_ids).run()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	main()