diff --git a/command-line/albatross_cli.ml b/command-line/albatross_cli.ml
index 7ea26a9..31241fa 100644
--- a/command-line/albatross_cli.ml
+++ b/command-line/albatross_cli.ml
@@ -316,6 +316,14 @@ let set_dbdir = function
     in
     Vmm_unix.set_dbdir path
 
+let enable_stats =
+  let doc = "Connect to albatross-stats to report statistics" in
+  Arg.(value & flag & info [ "enable-stats" ] ~doc)
+
+let retry_connections =
+  let doc = "Number of retries when connecting to other daemons (log, console, stats etc). 0 aborts after one failure, -1 is unlimited retries." in
+  Arg.(value & opt int 0 & info [ "retry-connections" ] ~doc)
+
 let exit_status = function
   | Ok () -> Ok Success
   | Error e -> Ok e
@@ -353,14 +361,6 @@ let exits =
     remote_command_failed ::
   Term.default_exits
 
-let enable_stats =
-  let doc = "Connect to albatross-stats to report statistics" in
-  Arg.(value & flag & info [ "enable-stats" ] ~doc)
-
-let retry_connections =
-  let doc = "Number of retries when connecting to other daemons (log, console, stats etc). 0 aborts after one failure, -1 is unlimited retries." in
-  Arg.(value & opt int 3 & info [ "retry-connections" ] ~doc)
-
 let auth_exits =
   [ Term.exit_info ~doc:"on local authentication failure \
                          (certificate not accepted by remote)"