diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/management/commands/prune_skipped_uploads.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/management/commands/prune_skipped_uploads.py
index 93747c100..1709c961e 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/management/commands/prune_skipped_uploads.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/management/commands/prune_skipped_uploads.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     def add_arguments(self, parser):
         parser.add_argument(
             "--force",
+            action="store_true",
             default=False,
             help="Disable dry run mode and apply pruning for real on the database",
         )