diff --git a/resources/main.py b/resources/main.py
index 09cb0c99c..0e717151c 100644
--- a/resources/main.py
+++ b/resources/main.py
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ class OpenCoreLegacyPatcher:
         if utilities.check_cli_args() is not None:
             print("- Detected arguments, switching to CLI mode")
             self.constants.gui_mode = True  # Assumes no user interaction is required
-            self.constants.current_path = Path.cwd()
-            if getattr(sys, "frozen", False) and hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS") and "--auto_patch" not in sys.argv:
-                print("- Rerouting payloads location")
-                self.constants.payload_path = sys._MEIPASS / Path("payloads")
+            if "--auto_patch" not in sys.argv:  
+                self.constants.current_path = Path.cwd()
+                if getattr(sys, "frozen", False) and hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS"):
+                    print("- Rerouting payloads location")
+                    self.constants.payload_path = sys._MEIPASS / Path("payloads")
             arguments.arguments().parse_arguments(self.constants)
         else:
             print(f"- No arguments present, loading {'GUI' if self.constants.wxpython_variant is True else 'TUI'} mode")