diff --git a/music_kraken/development_cli/__init__.py b/music_kraken/development_cli/__init__.py
index 7cc3b15..664f2ae 100644
--- a/music_kraken/development_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/music_kraken/development_cli/__init__.py
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ def main():
         description=DESCRIPTION,
         epilog='This is just a development cli. The real frontend is coming soon.'
     )
-    parser.add_argument('--genre', '-g', action='store_const')
+    parser.add_argument('--genre', '-g', action='store_const', required=False, help="choose a genre to download from")
     args = parser.parse_args()