diff --git a/aprsd/aprsd.py b/aprsd/aprsd.py
index e1ef9c3..67f00a1 100644
--- a/aprsd/aprsd.py
+++ b/aprsd/aprsd.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ import click_completion
 
 # local imports here
 import aprsd
+from aprsd import cli_helper
 from aprsd import config as aprsd_config
 from aprsd import messaging, packets, stats, threads, utils
-from aprsd.cli_helper import AliasedGroup
 
 
 # setup the global logger
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ def custom_startswith(string, incomplete):
 
 click_completion.core.startswith = custom_startswith
 click_completion.init()
+cli_initialized = 0
 
 
-@click.group(cls=AliasedGroup, context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS)
+@click.group(cls=cli_helper.GroupWithCommandOptions, context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS)
 @click.option(
     "--loglevel",
     default="INFO",
@@ -87,12 +88,17 @@ click_completion.init()
 @click.version_option()
 @click.pass_context
 def cli(ctx, loglevel, config_file, quiet):
+    global cli_initialized
+    # Have to do the global crap because the cli_helper GroupWithCommandOptions
+    # ends up calling this twice.
     ctx.ensure_object(dict)
     ctx.obj["loglevel"] = loglevel
     ctx.obj["config_file"] = config_file
     ctx.obj["quiet"] = quiet
     ctx.obj["config"] = aprsd_config.parse_config(config_file)
-    setup_logging(ctx.obj["config"], loglevel, quiet)
+    if not cli_initialized:
+        setup_logging(ctx.obj["config"], loglevel, quiet)
+    cli_initialized = 1
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/aprsd/cli_helper.py b/aprsd/cli_helper.py
index ef83aae..3a911c6 100644
--- a/aprsd/cli_helper.py
+++ b/aprsd/cli_helper.py
@@ -33,3 +33,42 @@ class AliasedGroup(click.Group):
                 self.add_command(cmd, name=alias)
             return cmd
         return decorator
+
+
+class GroupWithCommandOptions(click.Group):
+    """ Allow application of options to group with multi command """
+
+    def add_command(self, cmd, name=None):
+        click.Group.add_command(self, cmd, name=name)
+
+        # add the group parameters to the command
+        for param in self.params:
+            cmd.params.append(param)
+
+        # hook the commands invoke with our own
+        cmd.invoke = self.build_command_invoke(cmd.invoke)
+        self.invoke_without_command = True
+
+    def build_command_invoke(self, original_invoke):
+
+        def command_invoke(ctx):
+            """ insert invocation of group function """
+
+            # separate the group parameters
+            ctx.obj = dict(_params={})
+            for param in self.params:
+                name = param.name
+                if name in ctx.params:
+                    ctx.obj["_params"][name] = ctx.params[name]
+                    del ctx.params[name]
+
+            # call the group function with its parameters
+            params = ctx.params
+            ctx.params = ctx.obj["_params"]
+            self.invoke(ctx)
+            ctx.params = params
+
+            # now call the original invoke(the command)
+            original_invoke(ctx)
+
+        return command_invoke