diff --git a/programs/cleos/CLI11.hpp b/programs/cleos/CLI11.hpp
index e0268afee66690b633e32ee0f6c16ec54110a49b..11dbe1ccfec3bb5bc066e616ccad4e4c3dd687a9 100644
--- a/programs/cleos/CLI11.hpp
+++ b/programs/cleos/CLI11.hpp
@@ -861,14 +861,16 @@ class Option {
     ///@{
 
     /// Set the option as required
-    Option *required(bool value = true) {
-        required_ = value;
-        description_ += " (required)";
+    Option *required() {
+        if( !required_ ) {
+            description_ += " (required)";
+        }
+        required_ = true;
         return this;
     }
 
     /// Support Plubmum term
-    Option *mandatory(bool value = true) { return required(value); }
+    Option *mandatory() { return required(); }
 
     /// Set the number of expected arguments (Flags bypass this)
     Option *expected(int value) {