def load_cli_args(self):
        """
        Parse command line arguments and return only the non-default ones

        :Retruns: dict
            a dict of any non-default args passed on the command-line.
        """
        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='QTPyLib Reporting',
                                         formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)

        parser.add_argument('--port', default=self.args["port"],
                            help='HTTP port to use', type=int)
        parser.add_argument('--host', default=self.args["host"],
                            help='Host to bind the http process to')
        parser.add_argument('--blotter',
                            help='Use this Blotter\'s MySQL server settings')
        parser.add_argument('--nopass',
                            help='Skip password for web app (flag)',
                            action='store_true')

        # only return non-default cmd line args
        # (meaning only those actually given)
        cmd_args, _ = parser.parse_known_args()
        args = {arg: val for arg, val in vars(
            cmd_args).items() if val != parser.get_default(arg)}
        return args