diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 8ce88b8a..2e5f1fdd 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 				Arg::new("ns")
 					.long("ns")
 					.required(true)
+					.takes_value(true)
 					.forbid_empty_values(true)
 					.help("The namespace to import the data into"),
 			)
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 				Arg::new("db")
 					.long("db")
 					.required(true)
+					.takes_value(true)
 					.forbid_empty_values(true)
 					.help("The database to import the data into"),
 			)