diff --git a/ArqRestoreCommand.h b/ArqRestoreCommand.h
index c874331..1bed128 100644
--- a/ArqRestoreCommand.h
+++ b/ArqRestoreCommand.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
     NSString *secretKey;
     NSString *encryptionPassword;
     S3Service *s3;
+    NSString *path;
 }
-- (BOOL)printArqFolders:(NSError **)error;
-- (BOOL)restorePath:(NSString *)path error:(NSError **)error;
+- (BOOL)readArgc:(int)argc argv:(const char **)argv;
+- (BOOL)execute:(NSError **)error;
 @end
diff --git a/ArqRestoreCommand.m b/ArqRestoreCommand.m
index 60d0e36..8600382 100644
--- a/ArqRestoreCommand.m
+++ b/ArqRestoreCommand.m
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 #import "HTTP.h"
 #import "Restorer.h"
 
+
 @interface ArqRestoreCommand (internal)
+- (BOOL)printArqFolders:(NSError **)error;
+- (BOOL)restorePath:(NSError **)error;
 - (BOOL)validateS3Keys:(NSError **)error;
 @end
 
@@ -72,13 +75,48 @@
     [secretKey release];
     [encryptionPassword release];
     [s3 release];
+    [path release];
     [super dealloc];
 }
+- (BOOL)readArgc:(int)argc argv:(const char **)argv {
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+        if (*argv[i] == '-') {
+            if (strcmp(argv[i], "-l")) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "invalid argument\n");
+                return NO;
+            }
+            if (argc <= i+1) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "missing log_level argument (error,warn,info,debug or trace)\n");
+                return NO;
+            }
+            i++;
+            NSString *level = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:argv[i]];
+            setHSLogLevel(hsLogLevelForName(level));
+        } else if (path == nil) {
+            path = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:argv[i]];
+        } else {
+            fprintf(stderr, "warning: ignoring argument '%s'\n", argv[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    return YES;
+}
+- (BOOL)execute:(NSError **)error {
+    BOOL ret = YES;
+    if (path == nil) {
+        ret = [self printArqFolders:error];
+    } else {
+        ret = [self restorePath:error];
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+@end
+
+@implementation ArqRestoreCommand (internal)
 - (BOOL)printArqFolders:(NSError **)error {
     if (![self validateS3Keys:error]) {
         return NO;
     }
-	NSArray *s3BucketNames = [S3Service s3BucketNamesForAccessKeyID:accessKey];
+    NSArray *s3BucketNames = [S3Service s3BucketNamesForAccessKeyID:accessKey];
     NSMutableArray *computerUUIDPaths = [NSMutableArray array];
     for (NSString *s3BucketName in s3BucketNames) {
         NSString *computerUUIDPrefix = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"/%@/", s3BucketName];
@@ -118,7 +156,7 @@
     }
     return YES;
 }
-- (BOOL)restorePath:(NSString *)path error:(NSError **)error {
+- (BOOL)restorePath:(NSError **)error {
     if (![self validateS3Keys:error]) {
         return NO;
     }
@@ -153,9 +191,6 @@
     printf("restored files are in %s\n", [bucketName fileSystemRepresentation]);
     return YES;
 }
-@end
-
-@implementation ArqRestoreCommand (internal)
 - (BOOL)validateS3Keys:(NSError **)error {
     if (accessKey == nil) {
         SETNSERROR(@"ArqErrorDomain", -1, @"missing ARQ_ACCESS_KEY environment variable");
diff --git a/arq_restore.m b/arq_restore.m
index fb8e254..1e5c0c2 100644
--- a/arq_restore.m
+++ b/arq_restore.m
@@ -37,32 +37,25 @@
 
 static void printUsage(const char *exeName) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage:\n");
-    fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", exeName);
-    fprintf(stderr, "\t%s /s3bucket/computerUUID/folderUUID\n", exeName);
+    fprintf(stderr, "\t%s [-l log_level]\n", exeName);
+    fprintf(stderr, "\t%s [-l log_level] /s3bucket/computerUUID/folderUUID\n", exeName);
 }
-int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) {
+int main (int argc, const char **argv) {
     setHSLogLevel(HSLOG_LEVEL_ERROR);
     char *exePath = strdup(argv[0]);
     char *exeName = basename(exePath);
     NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
     ArqRestoreCommand *cmd = [[[ArqRestoreCommand alloc] init] autorelease];
     int ret = 0;
-    NSError *error = nil;
-    if (argc == 1) {
-        if (![cmd printArqFolders:&error]) {
-            NSLog(@"%@", [error localizedDescription]);
-            ret = 1;
-        } else {
-            printf("\nType %s <s3 path> to restore\n", exeName);
-        }
-    } else if (argc == 2) {
-        if (![cmd restorePath:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:argv[1]] error:&error]) {
-            NSLog(@"%@", [error localizedDescription]);
-            ret = 1;
-        }
-    } else {
+    if (![cmd readArgc:argc argv:argv]) {
         printUsage(exeName);
         ret = 1;
+    } else {
+        NSError *myError = nil;
+        if (![cmd execute:&myError]) {
+            NSLog(@"%@", [myError localizedDescription]);
+            ret = 1;
+        }
     }
     [pool drain];
     free(exePath);