diff --git a/testssl.sh b/testssl.sh
index 912b56b..7ce09a6 100755
--- a/testssl.sh
+++ b/testssl.sh
@@ -20088,7 +20088,7 @@ set_scanning_defaults() {
 }
 
 # returns number of $do variables set = number of run_funcs() to perform
-query_globals() {
+count_do_variables() {
      local gbl
      local true_nr=0
 
@@ -20172,24 +20172,25 @@ parse_cmd_line() {
      CMDLINE="$(create_cmd_line_string "${CMDLINE_ARRAY[@]}")"
      CMDLINE_PARSED=false
 
-     # Show usage if no options were specified
-     [[ -z "$1" ]] && help 0
-     # Set defaults if only an URI was specified, maybe ToDo: use "="-option, then: ${i#*=} i.e. substring removal
-     [[ "$#" -eq 1 ]] && set_scanning_defaults
+     case $1 in
+          --help|"")
+               help 0
+               ;;
+          -b|--banner|-v|--version)
+               maketempf
+               get_install_dir
+               find_openssl_binary
+               prepare_debug
+               mybanner
+               exit $ALLOK
+               ;;
+     esac
+
+     # initializing
+     initialize_globals
 
      while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
           case $1 in
-               --help)
-                    help 0
-                    ;;
-               -b|--banner|-v|--version)
-                    maketempf
-                    get_install_dir
-                    find_openssl_binary
-                    prepare_debug
-                    mybanner
-                    exit $ALLOK
-                    ;;
                --mx)
                     do_mx_all_ips=true
                     PORT=25
@@ -20691,8 +20692,9 @@ parse_cmd_line() {
      done
 
      [[ "$DEBUG" -ge 5 ]] && debug_globals
-     # if we have no "do_*" set here --> query_globals: we do a standard run -- otherwise just the one specified
-     query_globals && set_scanning_defaults
+
+     count_do_variables
+     [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && set_scanning_defaults
      CMDLINE_PARSED=true
 }
 
@@ -20935,9 +20937,10 @@ lets_roll() {
 
      #TODO: there shouldn't be the need for a special case for --mx, only the ip addresses we would need upfront and the do-parser
      if "$do_mx_all_ips"; then
-          query_globals                                # if we have just 1x "do_*" --> we do a standard run -- otherwise just the one specified
+          #FIXME: do we need this really here?
+          count_do_variables                           # if we have just 1x "do_*" --> we do a standard run -- otherwise just the one specified
           [[ $? -eq 1 ]] && set_scanning_defaults
-          run_mx_all_ips "${URI}" $PORT                # we should reduce run_mx_all_ips to the stuff necessary as ~15 lines later we have similar code
+          run_mx_all_ips "${URI}" $PORT                # we should reduce run_mx_all_ips to what's necessary as below we have similar code
           exit $?
      fi