diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 55e4e2b..65d80b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   test-jvm:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: ["11", "17", "21"]
+        java-version: ["11", "21", "25"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
-        bb clojure -M:clj-1.9:test -i windows
         bb clojure -M:clj-1.10:test -i windows
         bb clojure -M:clj-1.11:test -i windows
   test-cljs:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7653110..5bc5159 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ For breaking changes, check [here](#breaking-changes).
 ## Unreleased
 
 - [#126](https://github.com/babashka/cli/issues/126): `-` value accidentally parsed as option, e.g. `--file -`
+- [#124](https://github.com/babashka/cli/issues/124): Specifying exec fn that starts with hyphen is treated as option
+- Drop Clojure 1.9 support. Minimum Clojure version is now 1.10.3.
 
 ## v0.8.66 (2025-07-12)
 
diff --git a/src/babashka/cli/exec.clj b/src/babashka/cli/exec.clj
index 99c4843..a1372ba 100644
--- a/src/babashka/cli/exec.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/cli/exec.clj
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
 
 (def ^:private ^:dynamic *basis* "For testing" nil)
 
-(defmacro ^:private req-resolve [f]
-  (if (resolve 'clojure.core/requiring-resolve)
-    ;; in bb, requiring-resolve must be used in function position currently
-    `(clojure.core/requiring-resolve ~f)
-    `(do (require (symbol (namespace ~f)))
-         (resolve ~f))))
-
 (defn- resolve-exec-fn [ns-default exec-fn]
   (if (simple-symbol? exec-fn)
     (symbol (str ns-default) (str exec-fn))
@@ -47,7 +40,15 @@
                    (:resolve-args basis))
         exec-fn (:exec-fn argmap)
         ns-default (:ns-default argmap)
+        first-arg (first args)
+        [base-args args] (if (and (not exec-fn)
+                                  first-arg
+                                  (not (str/includes? first-arg "/")))
+                           (let [base-arg-count (if ns-default 1 2)]
+                             [(take base-arg-count args) (drop base-arg-count args)])
+                           [nil args])
         {:keys [cmds args]} (cli/parse-cmds args)
+        cmds (concat base-args cmds)
         [f & cmds] cmds
         [cli-opts cmds] (cond (not f) nil
                               (str/starts-with? f "{")
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
                unconsumed-args]))
         args (concat unconsumed-args args)
         f* f
-        f (req-resolve f)
+        f (requiring-resolve f)
         _ (assert (ifn? f) (str "Could not resolve function: " f*))
         ns-opts (:org.babashka/cli (meta (:ns (meta f))))
         fn-opts (:org.babashka/cli (meta f))
@@ -81,6 +82,13 @@
         opts (parse-opts args opts)]
     [f opts]))
 
+#_(comment
+    (System/clearProperty "clojure.basis")
+    (binding [*basis* nil]
+      (with-redefs [requiring-resolve identity]
+        (parse-exec-opts ["dimigi.extraction" "-main" ":a" ":b"])))
+    )
+
 (defn main [& args]
   (let [[f opts] (parse-exec-opts args)]
     (set-daemon-agent-executor)
diff --git a/test/babashka/cli/exec_test.clj b/test/babashka/cli/exec_test.clj
index 52af6fa..4411637 100644
--- a/test/babashka/cli/exec_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/cli/exec_test.clj
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
   ;; return map argument:
   m)
 
+(defmacro with-test-env [& body]
+  `(let [oldbasis# (System/clearProperty "clojure.basis")]
+     (binding [babashka.cli.exec/*basis* nil]
+       (with-redefs [requiring-resolve identity]
+         (try ~@body
+              (finally (when oldbasis#
+                         (System/setProperty "clojure.basis" oldbasis#))))))))
+
 (deftest parse-opts-test
   (System/clearProperty "clojure.basis") ;; this needed to clear the test runner basis
   (is (submap? {:foo :bar :b 1} (main "babashka.cli.exec-test/foo" ":b" "1")))
@@ -83,5 +91,13 @@
                                          :ns-default babashka.cli.exec-test
                                          :exec-fn foo}}]
                       (main ":a" "1" ":b" "2"))))))
+  (is (= '[dimigi.extraction/-main {:a :b}]
+         (with-test-env
+           (#'babashka.cli.exec/parse-exec-opts ["dimigi.extraction" "-main" ":a" ":b"]))))
+  (is (= '[dimigi.extraction/-main {:a :b}]
+         (with-test-env
+           (binding [babashka.cli.exec/*basis*
+                     '{:argmap {:ns-default babashka.cli.exec-test}}])
+           (#'babashka.cli.exec/parse-exec-opts ["dimigi.extraction" "-main" ":a" ":b"]))))
 
   )