diff --git a/async-bot.py b/async-bot.py
index f83f192..2e2c3b4 100644
--- a/async-bot.py
+++ b/async-bot.py
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ class AsyncBotManager:
                                 await sio.emit("toggle_bit", {"index": index})
                                 await asyncio.sleep(delay)
                                 self._active.add(bot_index)
+                                break
                         with suppress(BaseException):
                             await sio.receive(0.1)
                     print(f"Worker {bot_index} stopped: shutdown")
@@ -278,8 +279,8 @@ class AsyncBotManager:
         await self._listener_task
 
 
-async def amain() -> None:
-    with open("settings.json", "r") as fp:
+async def amain(conf_path: str = "settings.json", *_) -> None:
+    with open(conf_path, "r") as fp:
         settings = load(fp)
 
     async with AsyncBotManager() as mgr:
@@ -434,4 +435,5 @@ async def amain() -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    asyncio.run(amain(), debug=True)
+    from sys import argv
+    asyncio.run(amain(argv[1:]), debug=True)