diff --git a/manimlib/__main__.py b/manimlib/__main__.py
index a0bfb153..b5877f8e 100644
--- a/manimlib/__main__.py
+++ b/manimlib/__main__.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ def main():
         manimlib.utils.init_config.init_customization()
         return
 
-    reload_manager = ReloadManager()
-    reload_manager.args = args
+    reload_manager = ReloadManager(args)
     reload_manager.run()
 
 
diff --git a/manimlib/reload_manager.py b/manimlib/reload_manager.py
index a01f7b08..7e699a9c 100644
--- a/manimlib/reload_manager.py
+++ b/manimlib/reload_manager.py
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from typing import Any
 from IPython.terminal.embed import KillEmbedded
 
+
+import manimlib.config
+import manimlib.extract_scene
+
 from manimlib.window import Window
 
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from argparse import Namespace
+
+
 class ReloadManager:
     """
     Manages the loading and running of scenes and is called directly from the
@@ -14,7 +25,6 @@ class ReloadManager:
     command in the IPython shell.
     """
 
-    args: Any = None
     scenes: list[Any] = []
     window = None
 
@@ -23,6 +33,9 @@ class ReloadManager:
 
     is_reload = False
 
+    def __init__(self, cli_args: Namespace):
+        self.args = cli_args
+
     def set_new_start_at_line(self, start_at_line):
         """
         Sets/Updates the line number to load the scene from when reloading.
@@ -36,7 +49,7 @@ class ReloadManager:
         while True:
             try:
                 # blocking call since a scene will init an IPython shell()
-                self.retrieve_scenes_and_run(self.start_at_line)
+                self.retrieve_scenes_and_run()
                 return
             except KillEmbedded:
                 # Requested via the `exit_raise` IPython runline magic
@@ -50,18 +63,12 @@ class ReloadManager:
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 break
 
-    def retrieve_scenes_and_run(self, overwrite_start_at_line: int | None = None):
+    def retrieve_scenes_and_run(self):
         """
         Creates a new configuration based on the CLI args and runs the scenes.
         """
-        import manimlib.config
-        import manimlib.extract_scene
-
-        # Args
-        if self.args is None:
-            raise RuntimeError("Fatal error: No args were passed to the ReloadManager")
-        if overwrite_start_at_line is not None:
-            self.args.embed = str(overwrite_start_at_line)
+        if self.start_at_line is not None:
+            self.args.embed = str(self.start_at_line)
 
         # Args to Config
         scene_config = manimlib.config.get_scene_config(self.args)