diff --git a/packages/server/src/cli.ts b/packages/server/src/cli.ts
index e5ccc3c546fb42138aa4c045fe24ace6d8342f79..3a47461de0ebc4d93d9dabd8a396aa9949fbeb18 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/cli.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import * as commander from "commander";
 commander.version(process.env.VERSION || "development")
 	.name("code-server")
 	.description("Run VS Code on a remote server.")
-	.option("--cert")
-	.option("--cert-key")
+	.option("--cert <value>")
+	.option("--cert-key <value>")
 	.option("-d, --data-dir <value>", "Customize where user-data is stored.")
 	.option("-h, --host <value>", "Customize the hostname.", "0.0.0.0")
 	.option("-o, --open", "Open in the browser on startup.", false)