diff --git a/maya_scenefile_parser/ascii.py b/maya_scenefile_parser/ascii.py
index abd9b17..d89d531 100644
--- a/maya_scenefile_parser/ascii.py
+++ b/maya_scenefile_parser/ascii.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def _exec_set_attr(self, args):
         attrtype = None
         value = None
 
-        argptr = 1
+        argptr = 0
         while argptr < len(args):
             arg = args[argptr]
             if arg in ("-type", "--type"):