diff --git a/subr.ex/ex_init.subr b/subr.ex/ex_init.subr
index 80dda79..13e0edd 100644
--- a/subr.ex/ex_init.subr
+++ b/subr.ex/ex_init.subr
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ ex_init_getopts() {
 			;;
 		esac;
 
+		OPTIND=0;
 		if getopts "${_eig_optstring}" _eig_opt; then
 			"${_eig_fn}" opt "${_eig_rstatus}" "${_eig_opt}" "${OPTARG:-}" "${@}";
 			_eig_fn_rc="${?}";