diff --git a/backend/local/cli.go b/backend/local/cli.go
index f0221b7bde..3385e66393 100644
--- a/backend/local/cli.go
+++ b/backend/local/cli.go
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@ func (b *Local) CLIInit(opts *backend.CLIOpts) error {
 	b.OpValidation = opts.Validation
 	b.RunningInAutomation = opts.RunningInAutomation
 
-	// Only configure state paths if we didn't do so via the configure func.
-	if b.StatePath == "" {
+	// configure any new cli options
+	if opts.StatePath != "" {
 		b.StatePath = opts.StatePath
+	}
+
+	if opts.StateOutPath != "" {
 		b.StateOutPath = opts.StateOutPath
+	}
+
+	if opts.StateBackupPath != "" {
 		b.StateBackupPath = opts.StateBackupPath
 	}