diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/Fetch/VariableFetchAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/Fetch/VariableFetchAnalyzer.php
index 8b3f8de7a7a..a61010467a3 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/Fetch/VariableFetchAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/Fetch/VariableFetchAnalyzer.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TNonEmptyArray;
 use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TNonEmptyList;
 use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TNonEmptyString;
-use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TNull;
 use Psalm\Type\Atomic\TString;
 use Psalm\Type\TaintKindGroup;
 use Psalm\Type\Union;
@@ -541,18 +540,24 @@ public static function getGlobalType(string $var_id, int $codebase_analysis_php_
 
         if ($var_id === '$argv') {
             // only in CLI, null otherwise
-            return new Union([
+            $argv_nullable = new Union([
                 new TNonEmptyList(Type::getString()),
-                new TNull()
+                // new TNull()
             ]);
+            $argv_nullable->possibly_undefined = true;
+            $argv_nullable->ignore_nullable_issues = true;
+            return $argv_nullable;
         }
 
         if ($var_id === '$argc') {
             // only in CLI, null otherwise
-            return new Union([
+            $argc_nullable = new Union([
                 new TIntRange(1, null),
-                new TNull()
+                // new TNull()
             ]);
+            $argc_nullable->possibly_undefined = true;
+            $argc_nullable->ignore_nullable_issues = true;
+            return $argc_nullable;
         }
 
         if (!self::isSuperGlobal($var_id)) {
diff --git a/tests/Internal/CliUtilsTest.php b/tests/Internal/CliUtilsTest.php
index a2bfe9cb6fc..f6f6ab0511e 100644
--- a/tests/Internal/CliUtilsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Internal/CliUtilsTest.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class CliUtilsTest extends TestCase
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
         global $argv;
-        $this->argv = $argv ?? [];
+        $this->argv = $argv;
     }
 
     protected function tearDown(): void