diff --git a/lbrynet/conf.py b/lbrynet/conf.py
index dfa273063..ef1a49533 100644
--- a/lbrynet/conf.py
+++ b/lbrynet/conf.py
@@ -228,9 +228,8 @@ class Servers(Setting[list]):
     def contribute_to_argparse(self, parser: ArgumentParser):
         parser.add_argument(
             self.cli_name,
-            nargs="*",
             help=self.doc,
-            default=NOT_SET
+            action='append'
         )
 
 
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ class ArgumentAccess:
     def load(self, args):
         for setting in self.configuration.get_settings():
             value = getattr(args, setting.name, NOT_SET)
-            if value != NOT_SET:
+            if value != NOT_SET and not (isinstance(setting, Servers) and value is None):
                 self.args[setting.name] = setting.deserialize(value)
 
     def __contains__(self, item: str):
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_conf.py b/tests/unit/test_conf.py
index ba0cb1fec..4c37e921b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_conf.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_conf.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ConfigurationTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(c.test_true_toggle)
         self.assertFalse(c.test_false_toggle)
 
-        args = parser.parse_args(['--servers', 'localhost:1', '192.168.0.1:2'])
+        args = parser.parse_args(['--servers=localhost:1', '--servers=192.168.0.1:2'])
         c = TestConfig.create_from_arguments(args)
         self.assertEqual(c.servers, [('localhost', 1), ('192.168.0.1', 2)])