diff --git a/include/download.h b/include/download.h
index 834d281..8c9450f 100644
--- a/include/download.h
+++ b/include/download.h
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ namespace Download {
      * draw pile hits the given size, whichever comes first
      *
      */
-    Hanabi::Game get_game(std::variant<int, std::string> game_spec, std::optional<uint8_t> score_goal);
+    Hanabi::Game get_game(int game_id, std::optional<uint8_t> score_goal);
+
+    Hanabi::Game get_game(const std::string& filename, std::optional<uint8_t> score_goal);
 
 } // namespace Download
 
diff --git a/src/command_line_interface.cpp b/src/command_line_interface.cpp
index 5d3686e..b696af1 100644
--- a/src/command_line_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/command_line_interface.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,17 @@ namespace Hanabi {
     quiet_os.precision(10);
 
     // Load game, either from file or from hanab.live
-    Game game = Download::get_game(parms.game, convert_optional(parms.score_goal));
+    Game game = [&parms]{
+      if (std::holds_alternative<int>(parms.game))
+      {
+        return Download::get_game(std::get<int>(parms.game), convert_optional(parms.score_goal));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return Download::get_game(std::get<std::string>(parms.game), convert_optional(parms.score_goal));
+      }
+    }();
+
     if (not game.holds_state())
     {
       if(std::holds_alternative<int>(parms.game)) {
diff --git a/src/download.cpp b/src/download.cpp
index 8838a2a..9f1ac36 100644
--- a/src/download.cpp
+++ b/src/download.cpp
@@ -27,22 +27,25 @@ namespace Download {
         return boost::json::parse(game_json).as_object();
     }
 
-
-  Hanabi::Game get_game(std::variant<int, std::string> game_spec, std::optional<uint8_t> score_goal){
-    const std::optional<boost::json::object> game_json_opt = [&game_spec]() {
-      if (game_spec.index() == 0) {
-        return download_game_json(std::get<int>(game_spec));
-      } else {
-        return open_game_json(std::get<std::string>(game_spec).c_str());
-      }
-    }();
-
-    if (!game_json_opt.has_value() or game_json_opt.value().empty()) {
+  Hanabi::Game get_game(int game_id, std::optional<uint8_t> score_goal)
+  {
+    std::optional<boost::json::object> const game_json = download_game_json(game_id);
+    if (!game_json.has_value() or game_json.value().empty()) {
       return {nullptr, {}};
     }
 
-    Hanabi::GameInfo game_info = Parsing::parse_game(game_json_opt.value());
+    Hanabi::GameInfo game_info = Parsing::parse_game(game_json.value());
     return {make_game_state(game_info.num_suits, game_info.num_players, game_info.deck, score_goal), game_info};
   }
 
+  Hanabi::Game get_game(std::string const & filename, std::optional<uint8_t> score_goal)
+  {
+    std::optional<boost::json::object> const game_json = open_game_json(filename.c_str());
+    if (!game_json.has_value() or game_json.value().empty()) {
+      return {nullptr, {}};
+    }
+
+    Hanabi::GameInfo game_info = Parsing::parse_game(game_json.value());
+    return {make_game_state(game_info.num_suits, game_info.num_players, game_info.deck, score_goal), game_info};
+  }
 } // namespace Download