diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 814839bb..f5b81a22 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ $ npx nanoid --size 10
 L3til0JS4z
 ```
 
-Custom alphabet can be specified with `--alphabet` (or `-a`) option (note that in this case `--size` is required):
+Custom alphabet can be specified with `--alphabet` (or `-a`) option
+(note that in this case `--size` is required):
 
 ```sh
 $ npx nanoid --alphabet abc --size 15
diff --git a/README.ru.md b/README.ru.md
index 75e1ecf4..12c85a9e 100644
--- a/README.ru.md
+++ b/README.ru.md
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ $ npx nanoid --size 10
 L3til0JS4z
 ```
 
-Изменить алфавит можно при помощи аргумента `--alphabet` (ли `-a`) (обратите внимание, что в этом случае `--size` обязателен):
+Изменить алфавит можно при помощи аргумента `--alphabet` (ли `-a`)
+(в этом случае `--size` обязателен):
 
 ```sh
 $ npx nanoid --alphabet abc --size 15
diff --git a/bin/nanoid.cjs b/bin/nanoid.cjs
index 16ab4934..535a714b 100755
--- a/bin/nanoid.cjs
+++ b/bin/nanoid.cjs
@@ -1,46 +1,58 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 let { nanoid, customAlphabet } = require('..')
-let { parseArgs } = require('./utils')
 
-let parsedArgs = parseArgs(process.argv)
+function print(msg) {
+  process.stdout.write(msg + '\n')
+}
+
+function error(msg) {
+  process.stderr.write(msg + '\n')
+  process.exit(1)
+}
 
-if (parsedArgs.help) {
-  process.stdout.write(`
-	Usage
-	  $ nanoid [options]
+if (process.argv.includes('--help') || process.argv.includes('-h')) {
+  print(`
+  Usage
+    $ nanoid [options]
 
-	Options
-	  -s, --size       Generated ID size
-	  -a, --alphabet   Alphabet to use
-	  -h, --help       Show this help
+  Options
+    -s, --size       Generated ID size
+    -a, --alphabet   Alphabet to use
+    -h, --help       Show this help
 
-	Examples
-	  $ nano --s=15
-	  S9sBF77U6sDB8Yg
+  Examples
+    $ nano --s 15
+    S9sBF77U6sDB8Yg
 
-	  $ nano --size=10 --alphabet=abc
-	  bcabababca
-`)
+    $ nano --size 10 --alphabet abc
+    bcabababca`)
   process.exit()
 }
 
-let alphabet = parsedArgs.alphabet || parsedArgs.a
-let size = parsedArgs.size || parsedArgs.s ? Number(parsedArgs.size || parsedArgs.s) : undefined
-
-if (typeof size !== 'undefined' && (Number.isNaN(size) || size <= 0)) {
-  process.stderr.write('Size must be positive integer\n')
-  process.exit(1)
+let alphabet, size
+for (let i = 2; i < process.argv.length; i++) {
+  let arg = process.argv[i]
+  if (arg === '--size' || arg === '-s') {
+    size = Number(process.argv[i + 1])
+    i += 1
+    if (Number.isNaN(size) || size <= 0) {
+      error('Size must be positive integer')
+    }
+  } else if (arg === '--alphabet' || arg === '-a') {
+    alphabet = process.argv[i + 1]
+    i += 1
+  } else {
+    error('Unknown argument ' + arg)
+  }
 }
 
 if (alphabet) {
   if (typeof size === 'undefined') {
-    process.stderr.write('You must also specify size option, when using custom alphabet\n')
-    process.exit(1)
+    error('You must also specify size option, when using custom alphabet')
   }
-  process.stdout.write(customAlphabet(alphabet, size)())
+  let customNanoid = customAlphabet(alphabet, size)
+  print(customNanoid())
 } else {
-  process.stdout.write(nanoid(size))
+  print(nanoid(size))
 }
-
-process.stdout.write('\n')
diff --git a/bin/nanoid.test.js b/bin/nanoid.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 005af89b..00000000
--- a/bin/nanoid.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-let { suite } = require('uvu')
-let { is, match, equal } = require('uvu/assert')
-let { promisify } = require('util')
-let { join } = require('path')
-let child = require('child_process')
-
-let { parseArgs } = require('./utils')
-
-let exec = promisify(child.exec)
-
-const nanoIdSuit = suite('nanoid')
-
-nanoIdSuit('prints unique ID', async () => {
-  let { stdout, stderr } = await exec('node ' + join(__dirname, 'nanoid.cjs'))
-  is(stderr, '')
-  match(stdout, /^[\w-]{21}\n$/)
-})
-
-nanoIdSuit('uses size', async () => {
-  let { stdout, stderr } = await exec('node ' + join(__dirname, 'nanoid.cjs') + ' --size=10')
-  is(stderr, '')
-  match(stdout, /^[\w-]{10}\n$/)
-})
-
-nanoIdSuit('uses alphabet', async () => {
-  let { stdout, stderr } = await exec('node ' + join(__dirname, 'nanoid.cjs') + ' --alphabet=abc --size=15')
-  is(stderr, '')
-  match(stdout, /^[abc]{15}\n$/)
-})
-
-nanoIdSuit('show an error if size is not a number', async () => {
-  try {
-    await exec('node ' + join(__dirname, 'nanoid.cjs') + ' --s abc')
-  } catch (e) {
-    match(e, /Size must be positive integer/)
-  }
-})
-
-nanoIdSuit('shows an error if size is not provided when using custom alphabet', async () => {
-  try {
-    await exec('node ' + join(__dirname, 'nanoid.cjs') + ' --alphabet abc')
-  } catch (e) {
-    match(e, /You must also specify size option, when using custom alphabet/)
-  }
-})
-
-nanoIdSuit('requires error if size is a negative number', async () => {
-  try {
-    await exec('node ' + join(__dirname, 'nanoid.cjs') + ' --size "-1"')
-  } catch (e) {
-    match(e, /Size must be positive integer/)
-  }
-})
-
-nanoIdSuit('displays help', async () => {
-  let { stdout, stderr } = await exec('node ' + join(__dirname, 'nanoid.cjs') + ' --help')
-  is(stderr, '')
-  match(stdout, /Usage/)
-  match(stdout, /\$ nanoid \[options]/)
-})
-
-nanoIdSuit.run()
-
-const parseArgsSuite = suite('parseArgs')
-
-parseArgsSuite('parses args', () => {
-  equal(parseArgs(['node', 'nanoid.cjs', '--help']), { help: true })
-  equal(parseArgs(['node', 'nanoid.cjs', '--help', '--size=30']), { help: true, size: '30' })
-  equal(parseArgs(['node', 'nanoid.cjs', '--help', '-s', '30']), { help: true, s: '30' })
-  equal(parseArgs(['node', 'nanoid.cjs', '--help', '-size', '30']), { help: true, size: '30' })
-  equal(parseArgs(['node', 'nanoid.cjs', '--help', '-size', '30', '-alphabet', 'abc']), { help: true, size: '30', alphabet: 'abc' })
-})
-
-parseArgsSuite.run()
diff --git a/bin/utils/index.js b/bin/utils/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 914cdad2..00000000
--- a/bin/utils/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-let cleanArgName = (arg) => arg.startsWith('--') ? arg.slice(2) : arg.slice(1)
-
-let parseArgs = (argv) => {
-  argv.splice(0, 2)
-
-  let parsedArgs = {}
-
-  let currentArg = null
-  argv.forEach((arg) => {
-    if (arg.includes('=')) {
-      if (currentArg) {
-        parsedArgs[currentArg] = true
-        currentArg = null
-      }
-      let argSplit = arg.split('=')
-      parsedArgs[cleanArgName(argSplit[0])] = argSplit[1]
-
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (arg.startsWith('-') || arg.startsWith('--')) {
-      if (currentArg) {
-        parsedArgs[currentArg] = true
-        currentArg = null
-      }
-
-      currentArg = cleanArgName(arg)
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (currentArg) {
-      parsedArgs[currentArg] = arg
-      currentArg = null
-    }
-  })
-
-  if (currentArg) {
-    parsedArgs[currentArg] = true
-  }
-
-  return parsedArgs
-}
-
-module.exports = { parseArgs }
diff --git a/test/bin.test.js b/test/bin.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1dc1a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bin.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+let { is, match } = require('uvu/assert')
+let { promisify } = require('util')
+let { test } = require('uvu')
+let { join } = require('path')
+let child = require('child_process')
+
+let exec = promisify(child.exec)
+
+const BIN = join(__dirname, '..', 'bin', 'nanoid.cjs')
+
+test('prints unique ID', async () => {
+  let { stdout, stderr } = await exec('node ' + BIN)
+  is(stderr, '')
+  match(stdout, /^[\w-]{21}\n$/)
+})
+
+test('uses size', async () => {
+  let { stdout, stderr } = await exec('node ' + BIN + ' --size 10')
+  is(stderr, '')
+  match(stdout, /^[\w-]{10}\n$/)
+})
+
+test('uses alphabet', async () => {
+  let { stdout, stderr } = await exec(
+    'node ' + BIN + ' --alphabet abc --size 15'
+  )
+  is(stderr, '')
+  match(stdout, /^[abc]{15}\n$/)
+})
+
+test('shows an error on unknown argument', async () => {
+  try {
+    await exec('node ' + BIN + ' -test')
+  } catch (e) {
+    match(e, /Unknown argument -test/)
+  }
+})
+
+test('shows an error if size is not a number', async () => {
+  try {
+    await exec('node ' + BIN + ' -s abc')
+  } catch (e) {
+    match(e, /Size must be positive integer/)
+  }
+})
+
+test('shows an error on no size with custom alphabet', async () => {
+  try {
+    await exec('node ' + BIN + ' --alphabet abc')
+  } catch (e) {
+    match(e, /You must also specify size option, when using custom alphabet/)
+  }
+})
+
+test('requires error if size is a negative number', async () => {
+  try {
+    await exec('node ' + BIN + ' --size "-1"')
+  } catch (e) {
+    match(e, /Size must be positive integer/)
+  }
+})
+
+test('displays help', async () => {
+  let { stdout, stderr } = await exec('node ' + BIN + ' --help')
+  is(stderr, '')
+  match(stdout, /Usage/)
+  match(stdout, /\$ nanoid \[options]/)
+})
+
+test.run()