diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b3414fe7e3..5a8f6aec406 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # Documentation generated by doxygen or from classes.xml
 doc/_build/
 
+# Extension API dump
+extension_api.json
+
 # Javascript specific
 *.bc
 
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 2a9446d4ed4..f0bc51c10f9 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -918,6 +918,10 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 			cmdline_tool = true;
 			dump_extension_api = true;
 			print_line("Dumping Extension API");
+			// Hack. Not needed but otherwise we end up detecting that this should
+			// run the project instead of a cmdline tool.
+			// Needs full refactoring to fix properly.
+			main_args.push_back(I->get());
 		} else if (I->get() == "--export" || I->get() == "--export-debug" ||
 				   I->get() == "--export-pack") { // Export project
 			// Actually handling is done in start().