diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e054b89..3105c43 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 include(cmake/color.cmake)
-set(BLT_VERSION 4.0.16)
+set(BLT_VERSION 4.0.17)
 
 set(BLT_TARGET BLT)
 
diff --git a/src/blt/parse/argparse_v2.cpp b/src/blt/parse/argparse_v2.cpp
index 28c56a3..832263c 100644
--- a/src/blt/parse/argparse_v2.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/parse/argparse_v2.cpp
@@ -453,10 +453,9 @@ namespace blt::argparse
                                }
                                if (consumer.peek().is_flag())
                                {
-                                   throw detail::unexpected_argument_error(make_string(
-                                       "Expected ", argc, " arguments to be consumed by '", arg, "' but found a flag '",
-                                       consumer.peek().get_argument(), "' instead!"
-                                   ));
+                                   std::cout << "Warning: arg '" << arg << "' expects " << argc <<
+                                       " arguments to be consumed but we found a flag '" << consumer.peek().
+                                       get_argument() << "'. We will comply as this may be desired if this argument is a file." << std::endl;
                                }
                                args.push_back(consumer.consume().get_argument());
                            }