diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 68dfc32..9f34bd0 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ type corruptedT struct {
 	size int64
 }
 
+type flagsT struct {
+	version              bool
+	enableDebug          bool
+	enableErrorHeaders   bool
+	ignoreMissingHeaders bool
+	ignoreSSLErrors      bool
+	portInt              uint
+	errorVideoPath       string
+	customdl             string
+}
+
 type extractorF func(string, string, string, debugF) (string, int64, error)
 
 type sendErrorVideoF func(http.ResponseWriter, error)
diff --git a/streamer.go b/streamer.go
index 81751db..bd262a6 100644
--- a/streamer.go
+++ b/streamer.go
@@ -21,30 +21,14 @@ const defaultExpireTime = 3 * 60 * 60
 const defaultErrorHeader = "Error-Header-"
 
 func main() {
-	var version bool
-	var enableDebug bool
-	var enableErrorHeaders bool
-	var ignoreMissingHeaders bool
-	var ignoreSSLErrors bool
-	var portInt uint
-	var errorVideoPath string
-	var customdl string
-	flag.BoolVar(&version, "version", false, "prints current yt-proxy version")
-	flag.BoolVar(&enableDebug, "debug", false, "turn on debug")
-	flag.BoolVar(&enableErrorHeaders, "error-headers", false, "show errors in headers (insecure)")
-	flag.BoolVar(&ignoreMissingHeaders, "ignore-missing-headers", false, "do not strictly check video headers")
-	flag.BoolVar(&ignoreSSLErrors, "ignore-ssl-errors", false, "ignore video server SSL  errors (insecure)")
-	flag.UintVar(&portInt, "port", 8080, "listen port")
-	flag.StringVar(&errorVideoPath, "error-video", "corrupted.mp4", "file that will be shown on errors")
-	flag.StringVar(&customdl, "custom-extractor", "", "use custom url extractor, will be called like this: program_name url video_height video_format")
-	flag.Parse()
-	if version {
+	flags := parseCLIFlags()
+	if flags.version {
 		fmt.Println(appVersion)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	var extractor extractorF
-	if len(customdl) > 0 {
-		extractor = getCustomDL(customdl)
+	if len(flags.customdl) > 0 {
+		extractor = getCustomDL(flags.customdl)
 	} else {
 		extractor = getYTDL()
 	}
@@ -52,19 +36,19 @@ func main() {
 	requests = make(chan requestChan)
 	var links linksCache
 	links.cache = make(map[string]lnkT)
-	debug := getDebugFunc(enableDebug)
-	errorVideo := readErrorVideo(errorVideoPath)
-	sendErrorVideo := getSendErrorVideoFunc(enableErrorHeaders, errorVideo)
-	httpRequest := getDoRequestFunc(ignoreSSLErrors)
+	debug := getDebugFunc(flags.enableDebug)
+	errorVideo := readErrorVideo(flags.errorVideoPath)
+	sendErrorVideo := getSendErrorVideoFunc(flags.enableErrorHeaders, errorVideo)
+	httpRequest := getDoRequestFunc(flags.ignoreSSLErrors)
 	go parseLinks(requests, debug, &links, extractor)
-	port := fmt.Sprintf("%d", portInt)
+	port := fmt.Sprintf("%d", flags.portInt)
 	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		log.Println(r.RemoteAddr, r.RequestURI)
 		http.NotFound(w, r)
 	})
 	http.HandleFunc("/play/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		log.Println(r.RemoteAddr, r.RequestURI)
-		playVideo(w, r, requests, debug, sendErrorVideo, !ignoreMissingHeaders, httpRequest)
+		playVideo(w, r, requests, debug, sendErrorVideo, !flags.ignoreMissingHeaders, httpRequest)
 	})
 	s := &http.Server{
 		Addr: ":" + port,
@@ -230,3 +214,17 @@ func errorToHeaders(e error) ([]string, []string) {
 	}
 	return headers, filtered
 }
+
+func parseCLIFlags() flagsT {
+	var f flagsT
+	flag.BoolVar(&f.version, "version", false, "prints current yt-proxy version")
+	flag.BoolVar(&f.enableDebug, "debug", false, "turn on debug")
+	flag.BoolVar(&f.enableErrorHeaders, "error-headers", false, "show errors in headers (insecure)")
+	flag.BoolVar(&f.ignoreMissingHeaders, "ignore-missing-headers", false, "do not strictly check video headers")
+	flag.BoolVar(&f.ignoreSSLErrors, "ignore-ssl-errors", false, "do not check video server certificate (insecure)")
+	flag.UintVar(&f.portInt, "port", 8080, "listen port")
+	flag.StringVar(&f.errorVideoPath, "error-video", "corrupted.mp4", "file that will be shown on errors")
+	flag.StringVar(&f.customdl, "custom-extractor", "", "use custom url extractor, will be called like this: program_name url video_height video_format")
+	flag.Parse()
+	return f
+}