diff --git a/src/parser/arg_matcher.rs b/src/parser/arg_matcher.rs
index 04d4189d..c50018c6 100644
--- a/src/parser/arg_matcher.rs
+++ b/src/parser/arg_matcher.rs
@@ -130,23 +130,22 @@ impl ArgMatcher {
     pub(crate) fn start_occurrence_of_arg(&mut self, arg: &Arg) {
         let id = &arg.id;
         debug!("ArgMatcher::start_occurrence_of_arg: id={:?}", id);
-        let ma = self.entry(id).or_insert(MatchedArg::new());
+        let ma = self.entry(id).or_insert(MatchedArg::new_arg(arg));
         ma.set_source(ValueSource::CommandLine);
-        ma.set_ignore_case(arg.is_ignore_case_set());
         ma.inc_occurrences();
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn start_occurrence_of_group(&mut self, id: &Id) {
         debug!("ArgMatcher::start_occurrence_of_group: id={:?}", id);
-        let ma = self.entry(id).or_insert(MatchedArg::new());
+        let ma = self.entry(id).or_insert(MatchedArg::new_group());
         ma.set_source(ValueSource::CommandLine);
         ma.inc_occurrences();
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn start_occurrence_of_external(&mut self) {
+    pub(crate) fn start_occurrence_of_external(&mut self, cmd: &crate::Command) {
         let id = &Id::empty_hash();
         debug!("ArgMatcher::start_occurrence_of_external: id={:?}", id,);
-        let ma = self.entry(id).or_insert(MatchedArg::new());
+        let ma = self.entry(id).or_insert(MatchedArg::new_external(cmd));
         ma.set_source(ValueSource::CommandLine);
         ma.inc_occurrences();
     }
diff --git a/src/parser/matches/matched_arg.rs b/src/parser/matches/matched_arg.rs
index 20d8f1d0..a7abf571 100644
--- a/src/parser/matches/matched_arg.rs
+++ b/src/parser/matches/matched_arg.rs
@@ -22,14 +22,39 @@ pub(crate) struct MatchedArg {
 }
 
 impl MatchedArg {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
-        MatchedArg {
+    pub(crate) fn new_arg(arg: &crate::Arg) -> Self {
+        let ignore_case = arg.is_ignore_case_set();
+        Self {
             occurs: 0,
             source: None,
             indices: Vec::new(),
             vals: Vec::new(),
             raw_vals: Vec::new(),
-            ignore_case: false,
+            ignore_case,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn new_group() -> Self {
+        let ignore_case = false;
+        Self {
+            occurs: 0,
+            source: None,
+            indices: Vec::new(),
+            vals: Vec::new(),
+            raw_vals: Vec::new(),
+            ignore_case,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn new_external(_cmd: &crate::Command) -> Self {
+        let ignore_case = false;
+        Self {
+            occurs: 0,
+            source: None,
+            indices: Vec::new(),
+            vals: Vec::new(),
+            raw_vals: Vec::new(),
+            ignore_case,
         }
     }
 
@@ -146,15 +171,19 @@ impl MatchedArg {
             self.source = Some(source)
         }
     }
-
-    pub(crate) fn set_ignore_case(&mut self, yes: bool) {
-        self.ignore_case = yes;
-    }
 }
 
 impl Default for MatchedArg {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
+        let ignore_case = false;
+        Self {
+            occurs: 0,
+            source: None,
+            indices: Vec::new(),
+            vals: Vec::new(),
+            raw_vals: Vec::new(),
+            ignore_case,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +221,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_grouped_vals_first() {
-        let mut m = MatchedArg::new();
+        let mut m = MatchedArg::new_group();
         m.new_val_group();
         m.new_val_group();
         m.append_val(AnyValue::new(String::from("bbb")), "bbb".into());
@@ -202,7 +231,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_grouped_vals_push_and_append() {
-        let mut m = MatchedArg::new();
+        let mut m = MatchedArg::new_group();
         m.push_val(AnyValue::new(String::from("aaa")), "aaa".into());
         m.new_val_group();
         m.append_val(AnyValue::new(String::from("bbb")), "bbb".into());
diff --git a/src/parser/parser.rs b/src/parser/parser.rs
index c95e5a96..6e525b8f 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parser.rs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ impl<'help, 'cmd> Parser<'help, 'cmd> {
                 // Collect the external subcommand args
                 let mut sc_m = ArgMatcher::new(self.cmd);
                 if cfg!(feature = "unstable-v4") || !raw_args.is_end(&args_cursor) {
-                    sc_m.start_occurrence_of_external();
+                    sc_m.start_occurrence_of_external(self.cmd);
                 }
 
                 for raw_val in raw_args.remaining(&mut args_cursor) {