diff --git a/Femto.Database/Program.cs b/Femto.Database/Program.cs
index a542c8f..0c5f064 100644
--- a/Femto.Database/Program.cs
+++ b/Femto.Database/Program.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var newCommand = new Command("new", "creates a new migrations")
 newCommand.SetHandler(MakeNewMigration, nameArg, migrationsDirectoryOption);
 
 var connectionStringArg = new Argument<string>(
-    "--connection-string",
+    "connection-string",
     "the connection string to the database"
 );
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var connectionStringOption = new Option<string?>(
 var upCommand = new Command("up", "update the database to the most current migration")
 {
     migrationsDirectoryOption,
-    connectionStringArg,
+    connectionStringOption,
 };
 
 upCommand.SetHandler(