diff --git a/lib/cli/cli.js b/lib/cli/cli.js
index 18fe557c2..4d4bc545c 100644
--- a/lib/cli/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli/cli.js
@@ -2195,7 +2195,9 @@ export async function parseCommandLine() {
     );
   }
 
-  let urlsMetaData = getAliases(argv._, argv.urlAlias, argv.groupAlias);
+  let urlsMetaData = argv.multi
+    ? {}
+    : getAliases(argv._, argv.urlAlias, argv.groupAlias);
   // Copy the alias so it is also used by Browsertime
   if (argv.urlAlias) {
     // Browsertime has it own way of handling alias