diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/reset/reset.c b/test/lib/nvme/reset/reset.c
index 34be505a4..854af5d50 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/reset/reset.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/reset/reset.c
@@ -619,16 +619,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int 			i;
 	struct spdk_env_opts	opts;
 
-	spdk_env_opts_init(&opts);
-	opts.name = "reset";
-	opts.core_mask = "0x1";
-	spdk_env_init(&opts);
 
 	rc = parse_args(argc, argv);
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	spdk_env_opts_init(&opts);
+	opts.name = "reset";
+	opts.core_mask = "0x1";
+	spdk_env_init(&opts);
+
 	task_pool = rte_mempool_create("task_pool", 8192,
 				       sizeof(struct reset_task),
 				       64, 0, NULL, NULL, task_ctor, NULL,