diff --git a/patch-tracking/patch_tracking/cli/patch_tracking_cli.py b/patch-tracking/patch_tracking/cli/patch_tracking_cli.py
index de23d107e9b53fd0e7786294df6210aa9344f714..159fba5d55344b74bbe218cb8bd20a858a114b33 100755
--- a/patch-tracking/patch_tracking/cli/patch_tracking_cli.py
+++ b/patch-tracking/patch_tracking/cli/patch_tracking_cli.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ add_usage = """
     %(prog)s --server SERVER --user USER --password PASSWORD --file FILE
     %(prog)s --server SERVER --user USER --password PASSWORD --dir DIR"""
 parser_add = subparsers.add_parser(
-    'add', parents=[common_parser, authentication_parser], help="add tracking", usage=add_usage
+    'add', parents=[common_parser, authentication_parser], help="add tracking", usage=add_usage, allow_abbrev=False
 )
 parser_add.set_defaults(func=add)
 parser_add.add_argument("--version_control", choices=['github'], help="upstream version control system")
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ parser_add.add_argument('--dir', help='import patch tracking from files in direc
 # delete
 del_usage = """
     %(prog)s --server SERVER --table TABLE --repo REPO [--branch BRANCH]"""
-parser_delete = subparsers.add_parser('delete', parents=[common_parser, authentication_parser], help="delete tracking")
+parser_delete = subparsers.add_parser('delete', parents=[common_parser, authentication_parser], help="delete tracking", allow_abbrev=False)
 parser_delete.set_defaults(func=delete)
 parser_delete.add_argument("--repo", required=True, help="source package repository")
 parser_delete.add_argument("--branch", help="source package branch")
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ parser_delete.add_argument("--branch", help="source package branch")
 # query
 query_usage = """
     %(prog)s --server SERVER --table {tracking,issue} [--repo REPO] [--branch BRANCH]"""
-parser_query = subparsers.add_parser('query', parents=[common_parser], help="query tracking/issue")
+parser_query = subparsers.add_parser('query', parents=[common_parser], help="query tracking/issue", allow_abbrev=False)
 parser_query.set_defaults(func=query)
 parser_query.add_argument("--table", required=True, choices=["tracking", "issue"], help="query tracking or issue")
 parser_query.add_argument("--repo", help="source package repository")