diff --git a/sanic/__main__.py b/sanic/__main__.py
index 43836bfb..53ef5e64 100644
--- a/sanic/__main__.py
+++ b/sanic/__main__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from argparse import ArgumentParser, RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
 from importlib import import_module
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
+from sanic_routing import __version__ as __routing_version__  # type: ignore
+
 from sanic import __version__
 from sanic.app import Sanic
 from sanic.config import BASE_LOGO
@@ -65,15 +67,22 @@ def main():
         default=1,
         help="number of worker processes [default 1]",
     )
-    parser.add_argument("--debug", dest="debug", action="store_true")
-    parser.add_bool_arguments(
-        "--access-logs", dest="access_log", help="display access logs"
+    parser.add_argument("-d", "--debug", dest="debug", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-r",
+        "--auto-reload",
+        dest="auto_reload",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Watch source directory for file changes and reload on changes",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-v",
         "--version",
         action="version",
-        version=f"Sanic {__version__}",
+        version=f"Sanic {__version__}; Routing {__routing_version__}",
+    )
+    parser.add_bool_arguments(
+        "--access-logs", dest="access_log", help="display access logs"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "module", help="path to your Sanic app. Example: path.to.server:app"
@@ -85,12 +94,8 @@ def main():
         if module_path not in sys.path:
             sys.path.append(module_path)
 
-        if ":" in args.module:
-            module_name, app_name = args.module.rsplit(":", 1)
-        else:
-            module_parts = args.module.split(".")
-            module_name = ".".join(module_parts[:-1])
-            app_name = module_parts[-1]
+        delimiter = ":" if ":" in args.module else "."
+        module_name, app_name = args.module.rsplit(delimiter, 1)
 
         module = import_module(module_name)
         app = getattr(module, app_name, None)
@@ -102,28 +107,34 @@ def main():
                 f"Perhaps you meant {args.module}.app?"
             )
         if args.cert is not None or args.key is not None:
-            ssl = {
+            ssl: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = {
                 "cert": args.cert,
                 "key": args.key,
-            }  # type: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]
+            }
         else:
             ssl = None
 
-        app.run(
-            host=args.host,
-            port=args.port,
-            unix=args.unix,
-            workers=args.workers,
-            debug=args.debug,
-            access_log=args.access_log,
-            ssl=ssl,
-        )
+        kwargs = {
+            "host": args.host,
+            "port": args.port,
+            "unix": args.unix,
+            "workers": args.workers,
+            "debug": args.debug,
+            "access_log": args.access_log,
+            "ssl": ssl,
+        }
+        if args.auto_reload:
+            kwargs["auto_reload"] = True
+        app.run(**kwargs)
     except ImportError as e:
-        error_logger.error(
-            f"No module named {e.name} found.\n"
-            f"  Example File: project/sanic_server.py -> app\n"
-            f"  Example Module: project.sanic_server.app"
-        )
+        if module_name.startswith(e.name):
+            error_logger.error(
+                f"No module named {e.name} found.\n"
+                "  Example File: project/sanic_server.py -> app\n"
+                "  Example Module: project.sanic_server.app"
+            )
+        else:
+            raise e
     except ValueError:
         error_logger.exception("Failed to run app")
 
diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index 5d97c9ce..cb765b6a 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class Sanic(BaseSanic):
         "_future_signals",
         "_test_client",
         "_test_manager",
+        "auto_reload",
         "asgi",
         "blueprints",
         "config",
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ class Sanic(BaseSanic):
         self._test_client = None
         self._test_manager = None
         self.asgi = False
+        self.auto_reload = False
         self.blueprints: Dict[str, Blueprint] = {}
         self.config = Config(load_env=load_env, env_prefix=env_prefix)
         self.configure_logging = configure_logging
@@ -876,8 +878,9 @@ class Sanic(BaseSanic):
             )
 
         if auto_reload or auto_reload is None and debug:
+            self.auto_reload = True
             if os.environ.get("SANIC_SERVER_RUNNING") != "true":
-                return reloader_helpers.watchdog(1.0)
+                return reloader_helpers.watchdog(1.0, self)
 
         if sock is None:
             host, port = host or "127.0.0.1", port or 8000
@@ -1176,6 +1179,10 @@ class Sanic(BaseSanic):
             else:
                 logger.info(f"Goin' Fast @ {proto}://{host}:{port}")
 
+        debug_mode = "enabled" if self.debug else "disabled"
+        logger.debug("Sanic auto-reload: enabled")
+        logger.debug(f"Sanic debug mode: {debug_mode}")
+
         return server_settings
 
     def _build_endpoint_name(self, *parts):
diff --git a/sanic/reloader_helpers.py b/sanic/reloader_helpers.py
index 78750cba..c09697f2 100644
--- a/sanic/reloader_helpers.py
+++ b/sanic/reloader_helpers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import sys
 
 from time import sleep
 
+from sanic.config import BASE_LOGO
+from sanic.log import logger
+
 
 def _iter_module_files():
     """This iterates over all relevant Python files.
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ def restart_with_reloader():
     )
 
 
-def watchdog(sleep_interval):
+def watchdog(sleep_interval, app):
     """Watch project files, restart worker process if a change happened.
 
     :param sleep_interval: interval in second.
@@ -73,6 +76,11 @@ def watchdog(sleep_interval):
 
     worker_process = restart_with_reloader()
 
+    if app.config.LOGO:
+        logger.debug(
+            app.config.LOGO if isinstance(app.config.LOGO, str) else BASE_LOGO
+        )
+
     try:
         while True:
             need_reload = False
diff --git a/tests/fake/server.py b/tests/fake/server.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..520f5123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fake/server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import json
+import logging
+
+from sanic import Sanic, text
+from sanic.log import LOGGING_CONFIG_DEFAULTS, logger
+
+
+LOGGING_CONFIG = {**LOGGING_CONFIG_DEFAULTS}
+LOGGING_CONFIG["formatters"]["generic"]["format"] = "%(message)s"
+LOGGING_CONFIG["loggers"]["sanic.root"]["level"] = "DEBUG"
+
+app = Sanic(__name__, log_config=LOGGING_CONFIG)
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def handler(request):
+    return text(request.ip)
+
+
+@app.before_server_start
+async def app_info_dump(app: Sanic, _):
+    app_data = {
+        "access_log": app.config.ACCESS_LOG,
+        "auto_reload": app.auto_reload,
+        "debug": app.debug,
+    }
+    logger.info(json.dumps(app_data))
+
+
+@app.after_server_start
+async def shutdown(app: Sanic, _):
+    app.stop()
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ff4d333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import json
+import subprocess
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from sanic_routing import __version__ as __routing_version__
+
+from sanic import __version__
+from sanic.config import BASE_LOGO
+
+
+def capture(command):
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        command,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        cwd=Path(__file__).parent,
+    )
+    try:
+        out, err = proc.communicate(timeout=0.5)
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        proc.kill()
+        out, err = proc.communicate()
+    return out, err, proc.returncode
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("appname", ("fake.server.app", "fake.server:app"))
+def test_server_run(appname):
+    command = ["sanic", appname]
+    out, err, exitcode = capture(command)
+    lines = out.split(b"\n")
+    firstline = lines[6]
+
+    assert exitcode != 1
+    assert firstline == b"Goin' Fast @ http://127.0.0.1:8000"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cmd",
+    (
+        ("--host=localhost", "--port=9999"),
+        ("-H", "localhost", "-p", "9999"),
+    ),
+)
+def test_host_port(cmd):
+    command = ["sanic", "fake.server.app", *cmd]
+    out, err, exitcode = capture(command)
+    lines = out.split(b"\n")
+    firstline = lines[6]
+
+    assert exitcode != 1
+    assert firstline == b"Goin' Fast @ http://localhost:9999"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "num,cmd",
+    (
+        (1, (f"--workers={1}",)),
+        (2, (f"--workers={2}",)),
+        (4, (f"--workers={4}",)),
+        (1, ("-w", "1")),
+        (2, ("-w", "2")),
+        (4, ("-w", "4")),
+    ),
+)
+def test_num_workers(num, cmd):
+    command = ["sanic", "fake.server.app", *cmd]
+    out, err, exitcode = capture(command)
+    lines = out.split(b"\n")
+
+    worker_lines = [line for line in lines if b"worker" in line]
+    assert exitcode != 1
+    assert len(worker_lines) == num * 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("cmd", ("--debug", "-d"))
+def test_debug(cmd):
+    command = ["sanic", "fake.server.app", cmd]
+    out, err, exitcode = capture(command)
+    lines = out.split(b"\n")
+
+    app_info = lines[9]
+    info = json.loads(app_info)
+
+    assert (b"\n".join(lines[:6])).decode("utf-8") == BASE_LOGO
+    assert info["debug"] is True
+    assert info["auto_reload"] is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("cmd", ("--auto-reload", "-r"))
+def test_auto_reload(cmd):
+    command = ["sanic", "fake.server.app", cmd]
+    out, err, exitcode = capture(command)
+    lines = out.split(b"\n")
+
+    app_info = lines[9]
+    info = json.loads(app_info)
+
+    assert info["debug"] is False
+    assert info["auto_reload"] is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cmd,expected", (("--access-log", True), ("--no-access-log", False))
+)
+def test_access_logs(cmd, expected):
+    command = ["sanic", "fake.server.app", cmd]
+    out, err, exitcode = capture(command)
+    lines = out.split(b"\n")
+
+    app_info = lines[9]
+    info = json.loads(app_info)
+
+    assert info["access_log"] is expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("cmd", ("--version", "-v"))
+def test_version(cmd):
+    command = ["sanic", cmd]
+    out, err, exitcode = capture(command)
+    version_string = f"Sanic {__version__}; Routing {__routing_version__}\n"
+
+    assert out == version_string.encode("utf-8")