diff --git a/spec/CLI.spec.js b/spec/CLI.spec.js
index 20667fd349..d73b854a9b 100644
--- a/spec/CLI.spec.js
+++ b/spec/CLI.spec.js
@@ -302,4 +302,25 @@ describe('execution', () => {
       done.fail(data.toString());
     });
   });
+
+  it('can start Parse Server with auth via CLI', done => {
+    const env = { ...process.env };
+    env.NODE_OPTIONS = '--dns-result-order=ipv4first';
+    childProcess = spawn(
+      binPath,
+      ['--databaseURI', databaseURI, './spec/configs/CLIConfigAuth.json'],
+      { env }
+    );
+    childProcess.stdout.on('data', data => {
+      data = data.toString();
+      console.log(data);
+      if (data.includes('parse-server running on')) {
+        done();
+      }
+    });
+    childProcess.stderr.on('data', data => {
+      data = data.toString();
+      done.fail(data.toString());
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/configs/CLIConfigAuth.json b/spec/configs/CLIConfigAuth.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37a2a5f373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/configs/CLIConfigAuth.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "appName": "test",
+  "appId": "test",
+  "masterKey": "test",
+  "logLevel": "error",
+  "auth": {
+    "facebook": {
+      "appIds": "test"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Options/Definitions.js b/src/Options/Definitions.js
index 6477836eed..7a1e56bad0 100644
--- a/src/Options/Definitions.js
+++ b/src/Options/Definitions.js
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ module.exports.ParseServerOptions = {
     env: 'PARSE_SERVER_AUTH_PROVIDERS',
     help:
       'Configuration for your authentication providers, as stringified JSON. See http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#oauth-and-3rd-party-authentication',
-    action: parsers.arrayParser,
   },
   cacheAdapter: {
     env: 'PARSE_SERVER_CACHE_ADAPTER',
diff --git a/src/Options/docs.js b/src/Options/docs.js
index fdb62bb590..09e6f5b3b4 100644
--- a/src/Options/docs.js
+++ b/src/Options/docs.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * @property {Adapter<AnalyticsAdapter>} analyticsAdapter Adapter module for the analytics
  * @property {String} appId Your Parse Application ID
  * @property {String} appName Sets the app name
- * @property {AuthAdapter[]} auth Configuration for your authentication providers, as stringified JSON. See http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#oauth-and-3rd-party-authentication
+ * @property {Object} auth Configuration for your authentication providers, as stringified JSON. See http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#oauth-and-3rd-party-authentication
  * @property {Adapter<CacheAdapter>} cacheAdapter Adapter module for the cache
  * @property {Number} cacheMaxSize Sets the maximum size for the in memory cache, defaults to 10000
  * @property {Number} cacheTTL Sets the TTL for the in memory cache (in ms), defaults to 5000 (5 seconds)
diff --git a/src/Options/index.js b/src/Options/index.js
index a8414c658c..d501b996dd 100644
--- a/src/Options/index.js
+++ b/src/Options/index.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export interface ParseServerOptions {
   allowCustomObjectId: ?boolean;
   /* Configuration for your authentication providers, as stringified JSON. See http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#oauth-and-3rd-party-authentication
   :ENV: PARSE_SERVER_AUTH_PROVIDERS */
-  auth: ?(AuthAdapter[]);
+  auth: ?{ [string]: AuthAdapter };
   /* Max file size for uploads, defaults to 20mb
   :DEFAULT: 20mb */
   maxUploadSize: ?string;