1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lpm.lua b/src/lpm.lua
index 0d5a173..0289915 100644
--- a/src/lpm.lua
+++ b/src/lpm.lua
@@ -2512,6 +2512,7 @@ not commonly used publically.
 
   for i,v in ipairs(ARGS) do
     if v:find("^%-%-") then
+      if #v == 2 then break end
       error("unknown flag " .. v)
     end
   end