diff --git a/samples/cpp/common/utils/src/args_helper.cpp b/samples/cpp/common/utils/src/args_helper.cpp
index e8845fd2470..8ac09e6728c 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/common/utils/src/args_helper.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/common/utils/src/args_helper.cpp
@@ -67,22 +67,30 @@ void readInputFilesArguments(std::vector<std::string>& files, const std::string&
  */
 void parseInputFilesArguments(std::vector<std::string>& files) {
     std::vector<std::string> args = gflags::GetArgvs();
+    auto args_it = begin(args);
     const auto is_image_arg = [](const std::string& s) {
         return s == "-i" || s == "--images";
     };
     const auto is_arg = [](const std::string& s) {
         return s.front() == '-';
     };
-    const auto img_start = std::find_if(begin(args), end(args), is_image_arg);
-    if (img_start == end(args)) {
-        return;
-    }
-    const auto img_begin = std::next(img_start);
-    const auto img_end = std::find_if(img_begin, end(args), is_arg);
-    for (auto img = img_begin; img != img_end; ++img) {
-        readInputFilesArguments(files, *img);
+
+    while (args_it != args.end()) {
+        const auto img_start = std::find_if(args_it, end(args), is_image_arg);
+        if (img_start == end(args)) {
+            break;
+        }
+        const auto img_begin = std::next(img_start);
+        const auto img_end = std::find_if(img_begin, end(args), is_arg);
+        for (auto img = img_begin; img != img_end; ++img) {
+            readInputFilesArguments(files, *img);
+        }
+        args_it = img_end;
     }
 
+    if (files.empty()) {
+        return;
+    }
     size_t max_files = 20;
     if (files.size() < max_files) {
         slog::info << "Files were added: " << files.size() << slog::endl;