diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
index 88062dd3ad..ee8bab9fa9 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static int daemonMainLoopStatic(int argc, const char **argv)
   return ClientApp::instance().daemonMainLoop(argc, argv);
 }
 
-int ClientApp::start(int argc, char **argv)
+int ClientApp::start()
 {
   initApp();
   return mainLoop();
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.h b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.h
index 5e2945e981..0c8ad556a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
   {
     return false;
   }
-  int start(int argc, char **argv) override;
+  int start() override;
   int runInner(int argc, char **argv, StartupFunc startup) override;
   deskflow::Screen *createScreen() override;
   int mainLoop() override;
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/IApp.h b/src/lib/deskflow/IApp.h
index d0d9a8a837..511734756a 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/IApp.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/IApp.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class IApp
 public:
   virtual ~IApp() = default;
   virtual void setByeFunc(void (*bye)(int)) = 0;
-  virtual int start(int argc, char **argv) = 0;
+  virtual int start() = 0;
   virtual int runInner(int argc, char **argv, StartupFunc startup) = 0;
   virtual void startNode() = 0;
   virtual void bye(int error) = 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
index 3a2d7f43f1..ccc52f1575 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ int daemonMainLoopStatic(int argc, const char **argv)
   return ServerApp::instance().daemonMainLoop(argc, argv);
 }
 
-int ServerApp::start(int argc, char **argv)
+int ServerApp::start()
 {
   initApp();
   return mainLoop();
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.h b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.h
index 06ea332d24..87a3008def 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
   deskflow::Screen *createScreen() override;
   int mainLoop() override;
   int runInner(int argc, char **argv, StartupFunc startup) override;
-  int start(int argc, char **argv) override;
+  int start() override;
   void startNode() override;
 
   //
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/unix/AppUtilUnix.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/unix/AppUtilUnix.cpp
index 50baf304d6..061e694ec5 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/unix/AppUtilUnix.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/unix/AppUtilUnix.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ AppUtilUnix::AppUtilUnix(const IEventQueue *)
 
 int startStatic(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  return AppUtil::instance().app().start(argc, argv);
+  return AppUtil::instance().app().start();
 }
 
 int AppUtilUnix::run(int argc, char **argv)
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
index ca56ac5fa9..bc4fdb54d3 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int daemonNTStartupStatic(int argc, char **argv)
 
 static int foregroundStartupStatic(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  return AppUtil::instance().app().start(argc, argv);
+  return AppUtil::instance().app().start();
 }
 
 int AppUtilWindows::run(int argc, char **argv)