diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index abe9784..06f4ecc 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Tue, 28 Oct 2014 01:58:09 -0500
+#Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:31:44 -0500
 name=jdb-util
-version=3.0
+version=3.1
 lib.local=true
 
-build.number=1
+build.number=0
diff --git a/src/main/com/jdbernard/util/LightOptionParser.groovy b/src/main/com/jdbernard/util/LightOptionParser.groovy
index d968c33..381b831 100644
--- a/src/main/com/jdbernard/util/LightOptionParser.groovy
+++ b/src/main/com/jdbernard/util/LightOptionParser.groovy
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ package com.jdbernard.util
 
 public class LightOptionParser {
 
-    public static def parseOptions(def optionDefinitions, List args) {
+    public static def parseOptions(def optionDefinitions, String[] args) {
+        return parseOptions(optionDefinitions, args as List<String>) }
+
+    public static def parseOptions(def optionDefinitions, List<String> args) {
 
         def returnOpts = [args:[]]