diff --git a/src/main/java/net/locusworks/argparser/ArgParser.java b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/argparser/ArgParser.java
index 04b48eb..d2551ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/locusworks/argparser/ArgParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/locusworks/argparser/ArgParser.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -149,16 +150,17 @@ public class ArgParser {
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   private <T> T parseItem(String[] args) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
     if (argClass == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Argument class was not specified");
-    Object obj = argClass.newInstance();
-    this.fields = Stream.of(obj.getClass().getDeclaredFields())
-        .filter(f -> f.isAnnotationPresent(Parameter.class))
-        .map(f -> {
-          f.setAccessible(true);
-          return f;
-        })
-        .collect(Collectors.toList());
     
     List<String> argList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(args));
+
+    Optional<String> helpTest = argList.stream().filter(s -> s.trim().equals("-h") || s.trim().equals("--help")).findFirst();
+    if (helpTest.isPresent()) {
+      help();
+      System.exit(0);
+    }
+    
+    Object obj = argClass.newInstance();
+    recollectFields();
     
     List<Field> positional = new ArrayList<>();
     for(Iterator<Field> iter = fields.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/test/argparser/ArgParserTest.java b/src/test/java/test/argparser/ArgParserTest.java
index 40a6b03..b7da304 100644
--- a/src/test/java/test/argparser/ArgParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/test/argparser/ArgParserTest.java
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ public class ArgParserTest {
 
     Args arg = ArgParser.newBuilder().withArgClass(Args.class).parse(args);
 
-    assertTrue(arg.position2.equals(args[0]));
-    assertTrue(arg.position1.equals(args[1]));
+    assertTrue(arg.position2.equals(args[1]));
+    assertTrue(arg.position1.equals(args[0]));
     assertTrue(arg.values.size() == 2);
     assertTrue(arg.count == 1);
   }