diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b59530386..68143d5c1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,39 +2,76 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
+	"os"
 
+	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/server"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	var tls bool
-	var storageTypeStr string
-	var address string
-	var certFile string
-	var keyFile string
-	var minioCommand = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "minio",
-		Short: "minio is a minimal object storage system",
-		Long:  "",
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			storageType := getStorageType(storageTypeStr)
-			serverConfig := server.ServerConfig{
-				Address:     address,
-				Tls:         tls,
-				CertFile:    certFile,
-				KeyFile:     keyFile,
-				StorageType: storageType,
-			}
-			server.Start(serverConfig)
+	app := cli.NewApp()
+	app.Name = "minio"
+	app.Usage = ""
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "http-address,a",
+			Value: ":8080",
+			Usage: "http address to listen on",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "cert,c",
+			Value: "",
+			Usage: "cert.pem",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "key,k",
+			Value: "",
+			Usage: "key.pem",
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "tls,t",
+			Usage: "http address to listen on",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "storage-type,s",
+			Value: "file",
+			Usage: "valid entries: file,inmemory",
 		},
 	}
-	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&tls, "tls", "t", false, "enable tls")
-	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&storageTypeStr, "storage-type", "s", "file", "file,inmemory")
-	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&address, "http-address", "a", ":8080", "http address")
-	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&certFile, "cert", "c", "", "cert file path")
-	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&keyFile, "key", "k", "", "key file path")
-	minioCommand.Execute()
+	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) {
+		tls := c.Bool("tls")
+		storageTypeStr := c.String("storage-type")
+		address := c.String("http-address")
+		log.Println(address)
+		certFile := c.String("cert")
+		keyFile := c.String("key")
+		storageType := getStorageType(storageTypeStr)
+		serverConfig := server.ServerConfig{
+			Address:     address,
+			Tls:         tls,
+			CertFile:    certFile,
+			KeyFile:     keyFile,
+			StorageType: storageType,
+		}
+		server.Start(serverConfig)
+	}
+	app.Run(os.Args)
+
+	//	var minioCommand = &cobra.Command{
+	//		Use:   "minio",
+	//		Short: "minio is a minimal object storage system",
+	//		Long:  "",
+	//		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	//			storageType := getStorageType(storageTypeStr)
+	//			server.Start(serverConfig)
+	//		},
+	//	}
+	//	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&tls, "tls", "t", false, "enable tls")
+	//	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&storageTypeStr, "storage-type", "s", "file", "file,inmemory")
+	//	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&address, "http-address", "a", ":8080", "http address")
+	//	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&certFile, "cert", "c", "", "cert file path")
+	//	minioCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&keyFile, "key", "k", "", "key file path")
+	//	minioCommand.Execute()
 }
 
 func getStorageType(input string) server.StorageType {