diff --git a/bin/dunecontrol b/bin/dunecontrol
index da7e566ec437587f4bf9e3ac6265f93128a39573..c47b150172520bd81ffd5b46b047e8e4798fcf6a 100755
--- a/bin/dunecontrol
+++ b/bin/dunecontrol
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
   command=$1
   shift
 
+  # only load other parameters
+  load_opts NONE
   # get command options
   CMD_FLAGS=
   while test $# -gt 0 && test "$1" != ":"; do