diff --git a/cmd/request.go b/cmd/request.go
index 18a18fe7..6f77f5ff 100644
--- a/cmd/request.go
+++ b/cmd/request.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var reqCommand = &cobra.Command{
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		instance, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("instance")
-		lib.Astal("--instance", instance, "--message", args[0])
+		lib.Astal("--instance", instance, args[0])
 	},
 }