diff --git a/scripts/convert_vae_pt_to_diffusers.py b/scripts/convert_vae_pt_to_diffusers.py
index e82ad85001..ca79c8a0c6 100644
--- a/scripts/convert_vae_pt_to_diffusers.py
+++ b/scripts/convert_vae_pt_to_diffusers.py
@@ -146,4 +146,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_argument("--vae_pt_path", default=None, type=str, required=True, help="Path to the VAE.pt to convert.")
     parser.add_argument("--dump_path", default=None, type=str, required=True, help="Path to the VAE.pt to convert.")
 
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
     vae_pt_to_vae_diffuser(args.vae_pt_path, args.dump_path)