diff --git a/lua/persisted/init.lua b/lua/persisted/init.lua
index 4e7913c..32fbbf0 100644
--- a/lua/persisted/init.lua
+++ b/lua/persisted/init.lua
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ end
 ---@return nil
 function M.autoload()
   -- Ensure that no arguments have been passed to Neovim
-  if config.options.autoload and vim.fn.argc() == 0 then
+  if config.options.autoload and vim.fn.argc() == 0 and #vim.v.argv < 3 then
     if allow_dir() and not ignore_dir() then
       M.load()
     end