diff --git a/bin/telebit.js b/bin/telebit.js
index 8d434c4..e61ca1b 100755
--- a/bin/telebit.js
+++ b/bin/telebit.js
@@ -622,6 +622,10 @@ function getToken(err, state) {
 }
 
 function parseCli(/*state*/) {
+  var special = [
+    'false', 'none', 'off', 'disable'
+  , 'true', 'auto', 'on', 'enable'
+  ];
   if (-1 !== argv.indexOf('init')) {
     utils.putConfig('list', []/*, function (err) {
     }*/);
@@ -633,8 +637,16 @@ function parseCli(/*state*/) {
       return false;
     }
     if (argv[1]) {
-      if (String(argv[1]) !== String(parseInt(argv[1], 10))) {
+      if (String(argv[1]) === String(parseInt(argv[1], 10))) {
+        // looks like a port
+        argv[1] = parseInt(argv[1], 10);
+      } else if (/\/|\\/.test(argv[1])) {
+        // looks like a path
         argv[1] = path.resolve(argv[1]);
+      } else if (-1 === special.indexOf(argv[1])) {
+        console.error("Not sure what you meant by '" + argv[1] + "'.");
+        console.error("Remember: paths should begin with ." + path.sep + ", like '." + path.sep + argv[1] + "'");
+        return true;
       }
       utils.putConfig(argv[0], argv.slice(1));
       return true;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e58cb84..d69d9ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "telebit",
-  "version": "0.19.21",
+  "version": "0.19.22",
   "description": "Break out of localhost. Connect to any device from anywhere over any tcp port or securely in a browser. A secure tunnel. A poor man's reverse VPN.",
   "main": "lib/remote.js",
   "files": [