diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 84fd846..2765467 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				}
 				break;
 			case 'r':
-				if (optarg) {
-					max_redirect = atoi(optarg);
+				if (optind < argc &&
+				    argv[optind][0] != '-') {
+					max_redirect = atoi(argv[optind++]);
 					if (max_redirect <= 0) {
 						syslog(LOG_ERR, "Invalid number for redirections");
 						return EXIT_FAILURE;