diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eab8b03..1573435 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 setup(name="slack-backup",
       packages=["slack_backup"],
-      version="0.4.1",
+      version="0.4.2",
       description="Make copy of slack converstaions",
       author="Roman Dobosz",
       author_email="gryf73@gmail.com",
diff --git a/slack_backup/config.py b/slack_backup/config.py
index 67565e8..7840a92 100644
--- a/slack_backup/config.py
+++ b/slack_backup/config.py
@@ -83,19 +83,25 @@ class Config(object):
                     val = self.cp.get(section, option, fallback='[]')
                     val = json.loads(val)
                 else:
-                    val = self.cp.get(section, option, fallback='')
+                    val = self.cp.get(section, option, fallback=None)
 
                 self._options[option] = val
 
     def update_args(self, args):
+        if 'parser' not in args:
+            # it doesn't make sense to update args, since no action was
+            # choosen
+            return
 
         # special case, re-set information for verbose/quiet options
-        if args.verbose is not None and self._options['quiet'] is not None:
-            self._options['quiet'] = 0
+        if 'verbose' in args and args.verbose is not None:
             self._options['verbose'] = args.verbose
-        if args.quiet is not None and self._options['verbose'] is not None:
-            self._options['verbose'] = 0
+            if self._options['quiet'] is not None:
+                self._options['quiet'] = 0
+        if 'quiet' in args and args.quiet is not None:
             self._options['quiet'] = args.quiet
+            if self._options['verbose'] is not None:
+                self._options['verbose'] = 0
 
         for sec_id in (args.parser, 'common'):
             for option in self.sections[sec_id]:
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 3644f1d..d556f98 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
         args.config = None
         args.parser = 'fetch'
         args.verbose = 2
-        args.quiet = None
-        args.channels = None
-        args.database = None
-        args.user = None
-        args.password = None
-        args.team = None
-        args.token = None
 
         conf = config.Config()
         conf.update(args)
@@ -66,7 +59,7 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
                                           'verbose': 2,
                                           'quiet': 0,
                                           'channels': [],
-                                          'database': '',
+                                          'database': None,
                                           'user': None,
                                           'password': None,
                                           'team': None,