diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/SU3File.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/SU3File.java
index 2a81c0952..08af64dbb 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/SU3File.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/SU3File.java
@@ -428,9 +428,11 @@ public class SU3File {
                 if (arg.equals("-t")) {
                     iter.remove();
                     stype = iter.next();
+                    iter.remove();
                 } else if (arg.equals("-c")) {
                     iter.remove();
                     ctype = iter.next();
+                    iter.remove();
                 }
             }
             if ("showversion".equals(cmd)) {