diff --git a/httpie/cli/argparser.py b/httpie/cli/argparser.py
index c8ab9ed5..4053b580 100644
--- a/httpie/cli/argparser.py
+++ b/httpie/cli/argparser.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ class HTTPieArgumentParser(BaseHTTPieArgumentParser):
         )
         # Arguments processing and environment setup.
         self._apply_no_options(no_options)
+        self._process_http_versions()
         self._process_request_type()
         self._process_download_options()
         self._setup_standard_streams()
@@ -213,6 +214,38 @@ class HTTPieArgumentParser(BaseHTTPieArgumentParser):
 
         return self.args
 
+    def _process_http_versions(self):
+        available, forced, disabled = (
+            {1, 2, 3},
+            {
+                self.args.force_http1 and 1,
+                self.args.force_http2 and 2,
+                self.args.force_http3 and 3,
+            } - {False},
+            {
+                self.args.disable_http1 and 1,
+                self.args.disable_http2 and 2,
+                self.args.disable_http3 and 3,
+            } - {False},
+        )
+        if forced and disabled:
+            self.error(
+                'You cannot both force a http protocol version and disable some other. e.g. '
+                '--http2 already force HTTP/2, do not use --disable-http1 at the same time.'
+            )
+        if len(forced) > 1:
+            self.error(
+                'You may only force one of --http1, --http2 or --http3. Use --disable-http1, '
+                '--disable-http2 or --disable-http3 instead if you prefer the excluding logic.'
+            )
+        if disabled == available:
+            self.error('At least one HTTP protocol version must be enabled.')
+
+        if forced:
+            self.args.disable_http1 = forced != {1}
+            self.args.disable_http2 = forced != {2}
+            self.args.disable_http3 = forced != {3}
+
     def _process_request_type(self):
         request_type = self.args.request_type
         self.args.json = request_type is RequestType.JSON
diff --git a/httpie/client.py b/httpie/client.py
index de42a743..05949f4c 100644
--- a/httpie/client.py
+++ b/httpie/client.py
@@ -73,41 +73,11 @@ def collect_messages(
     # We want to make sure every ".localhost" host resolve to loopback
     if parsed_url.host and parsed_url.host.endswith(".localhost"):
         ensure_resolver = f"in-memory://default/?hosts={parsed_url.host}:127.0.0.1&hosts={parsed_url.host}:[::1]"
-
         if resolver and isinstance(resolver, list):
             resolver.append(ensure_resolver)
         else:
             resolver = [ensure_resolver, "system://"]
 
-    force_opt_count = [args.force_http1, args.force_http2, args.force_http3].count(True)
-    disable_opt_count = [args.disable_http1, args.disable_http2, args.disable_http3].count(True)
-
-    if force_opt_count > 1:
-        raise ValueError(
-            'You may only force one of --http1, --http2 or --http3. Use --disable-http1, '
-            '--disable-http2 or --disable-http3 instead if you prefer the excluding logic.'
-        )
-    elif force_opt_count == 1 and disable_opt_count:
-        raise ValueError(
-            'You cannot both force a http protocol version and disable some other. e.g. '
-            '--http2 already force HTTP/2, do not use --disable-http1 at the same time.'
-        )
-
-    if args.force_http1:
-        args.disable_http1 = False
-        args.disable_http2 = True
-        args.disable_http3 = True
-
-    if args.force_http2:
-        args.disable_http1 = True
-        args.disable_http2 = False
-        args.disable_http3 = True
-
-    if args.force_http3:
-        args.disable_http1 = True
-        args.disable_http2 = True
-        args.disable_http3 = False
-
     requests_session = build_requests_session(
         ssl_version=args.ssl_version,
         ciphers=args.ciphers,
diff --git a/tests/test_h2n3.py b/tests/test_h2n3.py
index 216ef0ad..6a680ecc 100644
--- a/tests/test_h2n3.py
+++ b/tests/test_h2n3.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_disable_all_error_https(remote_httpbin_secure):
         tolerate_error_exit_status=True,
     )
 
-    assert 'You disabled every supported protocols.' in r.stderr
+    assert 'At least one HTTP protocol version must be enabled.' in r.stderr
 
 
 def test_disable_all_error_http(remote_httpbin):
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ def test_disable_all_error_http(remote_httpbin):
 def with_quic_cache_persistent(tmp_path):
     env = PersistentMockEnvironment()
     env.config['quic_file'] = tmp_path / 'quic.json'
-    yield env
-    env.cleanup(force=True)
+    try:
+        yield env
+    finally:
+        env.cleanup(force=True)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(qh3 is None, reason="test require HTTP/3 support")