diff --git a/bin/omarchy-brightness-display-apple b/bin/omarchy-brightness-display-apple
index 3e0d5c8b..81202b87 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-brightness-display-apple
+++ b/bin/omarchy-brightness-display-apple
@@ -6,17 +6,10 @@
 
 device_cache="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/tmp}/omarchy-brightness-display-apple.device"
 no_osd=0
-args=()
-
-for arg in "$@"; do
-  if [[ $arg == "--no-osd" ]]; then
-    no_osd=1
-  else
-    args+=("$arg")
-  fi
-done
-
-set -- "${args[@]}"
+if [[ ${1:-} == "--no-osd" ]]; then
+  no_osd=1
+  shift
+fi
 
 detect_apple_display_device() {
   local devices=()
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-brightness-keyboard b/bin/omarchy-brightness-keyboard
index 318c6b1b..f323b94f 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-brightness-keyboard
+++ b/bin/omarchy-brightness-keyboard
@@ -4,17 +4,10 @@
 # omarchy:args=[--no-osd] <up|down|cycle|off|restore>
 
 no_osd=0
-args=()
-
-for arg in "$@"; do
-  if [[ $arg == "--no-osd" ]]; then
-    no_osd=1
-  else
-    args+=("$arg")
-  fi
-done
-
-set -- "${args[@]}"
+if [[ ${1:-} == "--no-osd" ]]; then
+  no_osd=1
+  shift
+fi
 
 direction="${1:-up}"