diff --git a/src/linuxdeploy.cpp b/src/linuxdeploy.cpp
index cc8e74d..15b13e3 100644
--- a/src/linuxdeploy.cpp
+++ b/src/linuxdeploy.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ using namespace linuxdeploy::util;
 namespace bf = boost::filesystem;
 
 namespace linuxdeploy {
-    int deployAppDirRootFiles(args::ValueFlagList<std::string>& desktopFilePaths,
-                              args::ValueFlag<std::string>& customAppRunPath, appdir::AppDir& appDir) {
+    int deployAppDirRootFiles(std::vector<std::string> desktopFilePaths,
+                              std::string customAppRunPath, appdir::AppDir& appDir) {
         // search for desktop file and deploy it to AppDir root
         ldLog() << std::endl << "-- Deploying files into AppDir root directory --" << std::endl;
 
         if (is_regular_file(appDir.path() / "AppRun")) {
-            if (customAppRunPath)
+            if (!customAppRunPath.empty())
                 ldLog() << LD_WARNING << "AppRun exists but custom AppRun specified, overwriting existing AppRun"
                         << std::endl;
             else
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
                         << "Could not find desktop file in AppDir, cannot create links for AppRun, desktop file and icon in AppDir root"
                         << std::endl;
             } else {
-                if (!desktopFilePaths.Get().empty()) {
+                if (!desktopFilePaths.empty()) {
                     auto firstDeployedDesktopFileName = boost::filesystem::path(
-                        desktopFilePaths.Get().front()).filename().string();
+                        desktopFilePaths.front()).filename().string();
 
                     auto desktopFileMatchingName = find_if(
                         deployedDesktopFiles.begin(),
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
 
                 bool rv;
 
-                if (customAppRunPath) {
-                    rv = appDir.createLinksInAppDirRoot(desktopFile, customAppRunPath.Get());
+                if (!customAppRunPath.empty()) {
+                    rv = appDir.createLinksInAppDirRoot(desktopFile, customAppRunPath);
                 } else {
                     rv = appDir.createLinksInAppDirRoot(desktopFile);
                 }
diff --git a/src/linuxdeploy.h b/src/linuxdeploy.h
index 0434b4b..433b918 100644
--- a/src/linuxdeploy.h
+++ b/src/linuxdeploy.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include <linuxdeploy/core/appdir.h>
 #include <linuxdeploy/core/log.h>
 #include <linuxdeploy/util/util.h>
-#include <args.hxx>
+
 namespace linuxdeploy {
-    int deployAppDirRootFiles(args::ValueFlagList<std::string>& desktopFilePaths,
-                              args::ValueFlag<std::string>& customAppRunPath,
+    int deployAppDirRootFiles(std::vector<std::string> desktopFilePaths,
+                              std::string customAppRunPath,
                               linuxdeploy::core::appdir::AppDir& appDir);
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0ccaa88..2de1c6f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             return 1;
         }
     }
-    if (!linuxdeploy::deployAppDirRootFiles(desktopFilePaths, customAppRunPath, appDir))
+    if (!linuxdeploy::deployAppDirRootFiles(desktopFilePaths.Get(), customAppRunPath.Get(), appDir))
         return 1;
 
     if (outputPlugins) {