diff --git a/tabcmd/commands/auth/session.py b/tabcmd/commands/auth/session.py
index a380ab73..188c0581 100644
--- a/tabcmd/commands/auth/session.py
+++ b/tabcmd/commands/auth/session.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.timeout = None
 
         self.logging_level = "info"
-        self._read_from_json()
         self.logger = log(__class__.__name__, self.logging_level)  # instantiate here mostly for tests
+        self._read_from_json()
         self.tableau_server = None  # this one is an object that doesn't get persisted in the file
 
     # called before we connect to the server
diff --git a/tabcmd/commands/datasources_and_workbooks/publish_command.py b/tabcmd/commands/datasources_and_workbooks/publish_command.py
index ec607755..59432ee1 100644
--- a/tabcmd/commands/datasources_and_workbooks/publish_command.py
+++ b/tabcmd/commands/datasources_and_workbooks/publish_command.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def run_command(args):
 
         elif source in ["tds", "tdsx", "hyper"]:
             new_datasource = TSC.DatasourceItem(project_id, name=args.name)
+            new_datasource.use_remote_query_agent = args.use_tableau_bridge
             try:
                 new_datasource = server.datasources.publish(new_datasource, args.filename, publish_mode)
             except IOError as ioe:
diff --git a/tabcmd/execution/global_options.py b/tabcmd/execution/global_options.py
index 34672806..30211a13 100644
--- a/tabcmd/execution/global_options.py
+++ b/tabcmd/execution/global_options.py
@@ -316,8 +316,12 @@ def set_publish_args(parser):
     )
     parser.add_argument("--oauth-username", help="The email address of a preconfigured OAuth connection")
     parser.add_argument("--save-oauth", action="store_true", help="Save embedded OAuth credentials in the datasource")
-    parser.add_argument("--thumbnail-username", help="Not yet implemented")
-    parser.add_argument("--thumbnail-group", help="Not yet implemented")  # not implemented in the REST API
+
+    thumbnails = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    thumbnails.add_argument("--thumbnail-username", help="Not yet implemented")
+    thumbnails.add_argument("--thumbnail-group", help="Not yet implemented")  # not implemented in the REST API
+
+    parser.add_argument("--use-tableau-bridge", help="Refresh datasource through Tableau Bridge")
 
 
 def set_overwrite_option(parser):