diff --git a/src/debugpy/server/cli.py b/src/debugpy/server/cli.py
index 038f2b55..90cd3885 100644
--- a/src/debugpy/server/cli.py
+++ b/src/debugpy/server/cli.py
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ def consume_argv():
 def consume_args(args: list):
     if (args is sys.argv):
         yield from consume_argv()
-    
-    while len(args) >= 1:
-        value = args[0]
-        del args[0]
-        yield value
+    else:
+        while len(args) >= 1:
+            value = args[0]
+            del args[0]
+            yield value
 
 # Parse the args from the command line, then from the environment.
 # Args from the environment are only used if they are not already set from the command line.
diff --git a/tests/debugpy/server/test_cli.py b/tests/debugpy/server/test_cli.py
index 28bda085..141d3266 100644
--- a/tests/debugpy/server/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/debugpy/server/test_cli.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def test_address_required(cli):
 
 def test_missing_target(cli):
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as ex:
-        cli(["--listen", "8888", "-m", ""])
+        cli(["--listen", "8888"])
     
     assert "missing target" in str(ex.value)