diff --git a/node/src/command.rs b/node/src/command.rs
index 7c0a55cd0..51ccb84fc 100644
--- a/node/src/command.rs
+++ b/node/src/command.rs
@@ -245,9 +245,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_async_run {
 }
 
 /// Parse command line arguments into service configuration.
-pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
-	let cli = Cli::from_args();
-
+pub fn run_with(cli: Cli) -> Result<()> {
 	match &cli.subcommand {
 		Some(Subcommand::BuildSpec(cmd)) => {
 			let runner = cli.create_runner(cmd)?;
@@ -469,6 +467,11 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
 	}
 }
 
+/// Parse command line arguments into service configuration.
+pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
+	run_with(Cli::from_args())
+}
+
 impl DefaultConfigurationValues for RelayChainCli {
 	fn p2p_listen_port() -> u16 {
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