diff --git a/lib/cli/cli.js b/lib/cli/cli.js
index 1cf6d80b5..50e6dd802 100644
--- a/lib/cli/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli/cli.js
@@ -1828,6 +1828,7 @@ export async function parseCommandLine() {
       describe:
         'Set to true if you do not want to log anything from the comunication',
       default: false,
+      type: 'boolean',
       group: 'API'
     })
     .option('api.port', {