diff --git a/codeflash/main.py b/codeflash/main.py
index 2ec4c614d..02b13d5aa 100644
--- a/codeflash/main.py
+++ b/codeflash/main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from codeflash.cli_cmds.cli import parse_args, process_pyproject_config
 from codeflash.cli_cmds.cmd_init import CODEFLASH_LOGO, ask_run_end_to_end_test
 from codeflash.cli_cmds.console import paneled_text
+from codeflash.code_utils.checkpoint import ask_should_use_checkpoint_get_functions
 from codeflash.code_utils.config_parser import parse_config_file
 from codeflash.optimization import optimizer
 from codeflash.telemetry import posthog_cf
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         ask_run_end_to_end_test(args)
     else:
         args = process_pyproject_config(args)
+        args.previous_checkpoint_functions = ask_should_use_checkpoint_get_functions(args)
         init_sentry(not args.disable_telemetry, exclude_errors=True)
         posthog_cf.initialize_posthog(not args.disable_telemetry)
         optimizer.run_with_args(args)
diff --git a/codeflash/optimization/optimizer.py b/codeflash/optimization/optimizer.py
index 10d21def5..de2cc1740 100644
--- a/codeflash/optimization/optimizer.py
+++ b/codeflash/optimization/optimizer.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from codeflash.benchmarking.utils import print_benchmark_table, validate_and_format_benchmark_table
 from codeflash.cli_cmds.console import console, logger, progress_bar
 from codeflash.code_utils import env_utils
-from codeflash.code_utils.checkpoint import CodeflashRunCheckpoint, ask_should_use_checkpoint_get_functions
+from codeflash.code_utils.checkpoint import CodeflashRunCheckpoint
 from codeflash.code_utils.code_replacer import normalize_code, normalize_node
 from codeflash.code_utils.code_utils import cleanup_paths, get_run_tmp_file
 from codeflash.code_utils.static_analysis import analyze_imported_modules, get_first_top_level_function_or_method_ast
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ def run(self) -> None:
         function_optimizer = None
         file_to_funcs_to_optimize: dict[Path, list[FunctionToOptimize]]
         num_optimizable_functions: int
-        previous_checkpoint_functions = ask_should_use_checkpoint_get_functions(self.args)
         # discover functions
         (file_to_funcs_to_optimize, num_optimizable_functions) = get_functions_to_optimize(
             optimize_all=self.args.all,
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ def run(self) -> None:
             ignore_paths=self.args.ignore_paths,
             project_root=self.args.project_root,
             module_root=self.args.module_root,
-            previous_checkpoint_functions=previous_checkpoint_functions,
+            previous_checkpoint_functions=self.args.previous_checkpoint_functions,
         )
         function_benchmark_timings: dict[str, dict[BenchmarkKey, int]] = {}
         total_benchmark_timings: dict[BenchmarkKey, int] = {}