diff --git a/fact/src/config/mod.rs b/fact/src/config/mod.rs
index 61ed9886..9922584e 100644
--- a/fact/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/fact/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl FactConfig {
             )?;
 
         // Once file configuration is handled, apply CLI arguments
-        let args = FactCli::try_parse()?;
+        let args = FactCli::parse();
         config.update(&args.to_config());
 
         info!("{config:#?}");
diff --git a/fact/src/lib.rs b/fact/src/lib.rs
index 21781a8b..bcc1a08a 100644
--- a/fact/src/lib.rs
+++ b/fact/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ pub fn log_system_information() {
 }
 
 pub async fn run(config: FactConfig) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    // Log system information as early as possible so we have it
+    // available in case of a crash
+    log_system_information();
     let (run_tx, run_rx) = watch::channel(true);
     let (tx, rx) = broadcast::channel(100);
 
diff --git a/fact/src/main.rs b/fact/src/main.rs
index 7f1efb81..8b5a1a1f 100644
--- a/fact/src/main.rs
+++ b/fact/src/main.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ use fact::config::FactConfig;
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     fact::init_log()?;
-
-    // Log system information as early as possible so we have it
-    // available in case of a crash
-    fact::log_system_information();
-
     let config = FactConfig::new(&[
         "/etc/stackrox/fact.yml",
         "/etc/stackrox/fact.yaml",