diff --git a/cmd/dialect-import/main.go b/cmd/dialect-import/main.go
index 863bcaad7..216f9f08d 100644
--- a/cmd/dialect-import/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dialect-import/main.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func processDefinition(
 	}
 	processedDefs[defAddr] = struct{}{}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "definition %s\n", defAddr)
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "processing definition %s\n", defAddr)
 
 	content, err := getDefinition(isRemote, defAddr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func run(args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = parser.Parse(args)
+	_, err = parser.Parse(args[1:])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dialect-import/main_test.go b/cmd/dialect-import/main_test.go
index f99af1ec9..75995fa19 100644
--- a/cmd/dialect-import/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dialect-import/main_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer os.Remove("testdialect.xml")
 
-	err = run([]string{"testdialect.xml"})
+	err = run([]string{"", "testdialect.xml"})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	_, err = os.ReadFile("testdialect/message_a_message.go")