diff --git a/example/cli.js b/example/cli.js
index 98725f5..7885a11 100644
--- a/example/cli.js
+++ b/example/cli.js
@@ -1,48 +1,91 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
 /**
  * Usage examples:
  * - Java (with custom timeout): node cli.js -j --host="mc.hypixel.net" --timeout 1000
  * - Bedrock: node cli.js -b --host="play.timecrack.net"
  */
 
-import { pingBedrock, pingJava } from '../index.js';
+import { pingBedrock, pingJava } from "../index.js";
 
-const args = getArgs();
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 5000;
+const JAVA_DEFAULT_PORT = 25565;
+const BEDROCK_DEFAULT_PORT = 19132;
 
-if (shouldShowHelp(args)) {
-    printHelp();
-    process.exit(1);
+try {
+	const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+
+	if (shouldShowHelp(args)) {
+		printHelp();
+		process.exit(0);
+	}
+
+	validateArgs(args);
+
+	const port = Number(args.port) || getDefaultPort(args);
+	const timeout = Number(args.timeout) || DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+
+	if (args.j) {
+		await pingJavaServer(args.host, port, timeout);
+	} else if (args.b) {
+		await pingBedrockServer(args.host, port, timeout);
+	}
+} catch (err) {
+	console.error(`ERROR: ${err.message}`);
+	process.exit(1);
 }
 
-if (!args.host) {
-    console.error('ERROR: The host argument not found! Use -h or --help.');
-    process.exit(1);
+function parseArgs(rawArgs) {
+	const args = {};
+
+	for (let i = 0; i < rawArgs.length; i++) {
+		const arg = rawArgs[i];
+
+		if (arg.startsWith("--")) {
+			// Handle --key=value and --key value formats
+			const [key, value] = arg.slice(2).split("=");
+			args[key] = value ?? rawArgs[++i] ?? true;
+		} else if (arg.startsWith("-")) {
+			// Handle short flags (-j, -b, -h)
+			const flags = arg.slice(1).split("");
+			flags.forEach((flag) => {
+				args[flag] = true;
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	return args;
 }
 
-// easter egg <3
-if (args.j && args.b) {
-    printInterestingFacts();
-    process.exit(0);
-}
+function validateArgs(args) {
+	if (args.j && args.b) {
+		printInterestingFacts();
+		process.exit(0);
+	}
 
-const port = args.port || getDefaultPort(args);
-const timeout = args.timeout || 500;
+	if (!args.host) {
+		throw new Error("The host argument not found! Use -h or --help.");
+	}
 
-if (args.j) {
-    await pingJavaServer(args.host, port, timeout)
-        .catch(err => console.error(`ERROR: ${err.message}`));
-} else if (args.b) {
-    await pingBedrockServer(args.host, port, timeout)
-        .catch(err => console.error(`ERROR: ${err.message}`));
-} else {
-    console.error('ERROR: Unsupported flag passed. Use -h or --help.');
+	if (!args.j && !args.b) {
+		throw new Error("Must specify either -j or -b flag. Use -h or --help.");
+	}
+
+	if (args.port && (isNaN(args.port) || args.port < 1 || args.port > 65535)) {
+		throw new Error("Port must be a number between 1 and 65535");
+	}
+
+	if (args.timeout && (isNaN(args.timeout) || args.timeout < 0)) {
+		throw new Error("Timeout must be a positive number");
+	}
 }
 
 function shouldShowHelp(args) {
-    return args.help || args.h || Object.keys(args).length === 0;
+	return args.help || args.h || Object.keys(args).length === 0;
 }
 
 function printHelp() {
-    console.log(`node cli.js [..]
+	console.log(`node cli.js [..]
     A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Minecraft server info parser!
     
     USAGE:
@@ -51,12 +94,17 @@ function printHelp() {
     OPTIONS:
         -j  Use for Minecraft Java Edition
         -b  Use for Minecraft Bedrock Edition
+        -h, --help  Show this help message
         
-        P.S. Don't use them at the same time!`);
+        --host     The server address (required)
+        --port     The server port (default: ${JAVA_DEFAULT_PORT} for Java, ${BEDROCK_DEFAULT_PORT} for Bedrock)
+        --timeout  The socket timeout in milliseconds (default: ${DEFAULT_TIMEOUT})
+        
+        P.S. Don't use -j and -b at the same time!`);
 }
 
 function printInterestingFacts() {
-    console.log(`Some interesting facts about MOTDs on bedrock:
+	console.log(`Some interesting facts about MOTDs on bedrock:
     - so far they seem to exclusively use legacy color codes
     - the random style has a special impl for periods, they turn into animated
     colons that warp up and down rapidly
@@ -66,37 +114,27 @@ function printInterestingFacts() {
 }
 
 function getDefaultPort(args) {
-    return args.j ? 25565 : 19132;
+	return args.j ? JAVA_DEFAULT_PORT : BEDROCK_DEFAULT_PORT;
 }
 
 async function pingJavaServer(host, port, timeout) {
-    const data = await pingJava(host, { port, timeout });
-    console.log(`host: ${host}\nprotocol: ${data.version?.protocol}\nonline: ${data.players?.online}`);
+	const data = await pingJava(host, { port, timeout });
+	console.log(`Host: ${host}
+Version: ${data.version?.name} (protocol: ${data.version?.protocol})
+Players: ${data.players?.online}/${data.players?.max}
+Description: ${
+		typeof data.description === "string"
+			? data.description
+			: data.description?.text
+	}`);
 }
 
 async function pingBedrockServer(host, port, timeout) {
-    const data = await pingBedrock(host, { port, timeout });
-    console.log(`host: ${host}\nprotocol: ${data.version.protocol}\nonline: ${data.players.online}`);
+	const data = await pingBedrock(host, { port, timeout });
+	console.log(`Host: ${host}
+Edition: ${data.edition}
+Version: ${data.version.minecraftVersion} (protocol: ${data.version.protocolVersion})
+Players: ${data.players.online}/${data.players.max}
+Name: ${data.name}
+Gamemode: ${data.gameMode}`);
 }
-
-// parsing command line arguments
-function getArgs() {
-    const args = {};
-    process.argv.slice(2).forEach(arg => {
-        // long arg
-        if (arg.slice(0, 2) === '--') {
-            const longArg = arg.split('=');
-            const longArgFlag = longArg[0].slice(2, longArg[0].length);
-            const longArgValue = longArg.length > 1 ? longArg[1] : true;
-            args[longArgFlag] = longArgValue;
-            // flags
-        } else if (arg[0] === '-') {
-            const flags = arg.slice(1, arg.length).split('');
-            flags.forEach(flag => {
-                args[flag] = true;
-            });
-        }
-    });
-
-    return args;
-}
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